expect to see a final statement officially from him in his discord discord.gg/jerma Jerma's Twitch ~ / jerma985 stream archive / jerma vod: tba #Jerma985 #Jerma #Clips
I was playing RuneScape 💀 I told my best friend on the game at the time as it was happening, and she provided as much comfort she possibly could have given the circumstance. I was recieving a text-based therapy session from a fellow preteen elementary schooler while giving a play-by-play of the crisis as it unfolded. Good times.
I swear every month we get a statement from him clarifying what he means. I get that it's impossible for every single person to be caught up and see them but it's annoying that he has to keep reiterating it
So Jerma will still stream and be around, just on his own time rather then a proper schedule, which is more then fair. It's great to hear Jerma, people in general slow down and do what makes them happy, we all deserve that.
it would warm my heart to see him take charge of his physical situation, and get in great shape with the guidance of doctors, trainers etc. Love Jerma to death, wanna see him healthy. I can relate to his chronic pain issues and how discouraging it feels to train. Hard to make change but it's always worthwhile.
In my opinion, this is how it should’ve always been. I feel like Jerma puts way too much pressure on himself, especially as far as being consistent and entertaining for his audience. Seeing him give himself some breathing room for his schedule and aptitude is very healthy and welcome. Who knows, the well-being and freedom it will probably bring honestly might mean he streams even more, given he’ll likely feel comfortable being more sporadical and laid back
I would be sad if he quit streaming for good, and part of me is nervous that will still happen, but as long as we still get some livestreams every few weeks or so I'll be happy. I honestly enjoy watching the random small games like Suika and WarioWare more than the big ones, so I hope he does more of those from now on. Shorter livestreams are more digestable for me.
I feel like that should be standard for most big streamers. You often see a lot of them slave away because they want to keep up the schedule, but sometimes I think they could be doing better when they stream if they allow themselves to stream for fun than be on a constant grind
@rachelbraver1638 it's a twitch wide meme. Andy was a reoccurring character that would show up on Ice Poseidon's streams, but when another Andy showed up, they had to nick name him Mexican Andy to differentiate the two. Eventually that naming scheme stuck, and the [title] Andy meme was born
Jerma is by far one of the most genuine and good natured streamers I've ever seen, the fact that as he's discussing retiring, is urging fans to really think about if staying subscribed is worth it to them shows just how much integrity he has. What a genuinely skilled comedian and wonderful human being he is.
yea, we all make the "jerma is an insane creature" jokes but in reality he is a great person, plus thats jerma the character were joking about, not jermey the person
kinda depressing to find jerma near the tail end of his career. Only been watching about a year but I love everything he does. Obviously going back and watching older streams is an option but not the same as regularly enjoying livestreams.
Same. Its bittersweet I wish I picked up his streams sooner but honestly it's great hes been around this long & made such a community & so many cool events.
Ive honestly been so attached bc his humor & relatability of his streams. I am glad I've watched his content in the time that I have & found such fun comfort. I love to watch at home & at work to have a laugh & destress.
It's kinda funny seeing the new viewers get sad, no offense, but as a geriatric jermamite (following since crica 2015) I have nothing but respect and happiness for him choosing to totally change his life in order to pursue making the amazing things that he wants to make. Also, I'd definitely be more sad if he was actually quitting streaming, but he's still gonna do it pretty regularly from the sounds of it. And to be honest, the writing has been on the wall since Vegas and his health problems, he's been slowly ramping up to it transparently for years at this point.
@@spanzotab yea i totally get it! Especially for his age. It's good he is doing this though especially for his health. & I know he will still be doing some stuff bc it's in his interests/ hobby which is also great. All the talk about it though has people especially new viewers antsy i guess (incl me). I'm not at all shocked i didn't find him sooner tbh bc his original content isnt something I really would've found & I am younger.
He’s always been pretty clear about what “retirement” will be. He wants to keep streaming, he just wants to do it when he chooses. Going back years this is what he’s said
Having grown up watching Jerma since I was in 4th grade, I am now in my last year of college. I never thought that I would be blessed to see him still making content. No matter where he goes I’ll enjoy his content till the end, I’m happy for him.
I was there for this stream today, and it's so sad to see him slow down his streaming schedule. However, I am thankful that he will still be streaming. I hope that he gets to live his life and enjoy what he wants to while also sharing himself with his fans.
This is the most Jerma way to retire ever. He went out as he stayed, being absolutely nothing else but him. If I where greedy I'd be upset about this, and want Jerma to keep streaming every week so he can entertain me. But I understand that's not something you can reasonably expect of a person. I really hope that whatever he does next, that he completely excels at it as he did streaming. Thanks Jerma.
the way he says it is interesting to me. his schedule has been wildly irregular for years at this point right? he streams what he wants, when he wants. the only thing i can take away from the whole ~Retirement~ is that he’s had a good handful of streams over the past couple of years that he felt he Had to do even though he didn’t really want to. if that’s the case, i’m glad he’s got an off-screen creative outlet now that still lets him get paid. im not a big ludwig fan, but jerma’s become my Skrunkly Streamer so i am happy for mr.jerma-nine-hundred-eighty-five
I think you're exactly right. From what I know about streaming generally, it's super important to be consistent in order to retain viewers and satisfy the discovery algorithm. Streaming being his main source of income was probably stressful for that reason.
I bet its going to be the exact same schedule as now, which is basically no schedule. I don't think we are gonna feel any difference because he already just streams whenever he feels like it and to me this still feels like that's enough.
I cried to my therapist for an hour when jerma said he was retiring, and as i was crying my therapist asked if i ever considered that i could be on the spectrum
It makes me sad to see all my childhood TH-camrs retire or slow their videos. I watched Jerma when I was in the hospital for emergency surgery and he kept me sane. Love ya King of the Jungle
i’m honestly not bothered by this. i’ve actually never tuned into a livestream yet (only been a fan for like a year) and there’s just so many hours of jerma content that even if it stopped streaming for good i don’t think i’d ever get bored. i’m glad he’s not tho and i’m happy he’s gonna still be here. the dude deserves a break seriously and id just feel guilty if he stopped enjoying streaming but still did it just to appease us
This should be how it always is!!!! I wish it was common to treat content creators as humans with their own lives, like the best content people make is the content they WANT to make, and they should have the freedom to do that!! Jerma I hope you are so happy with your decision and you absolutely deserve this lifestyle❤
As a jerma fan from the tail end of the "germ intro" TF2 commentary videos, I thoroughly look forward to every new Jerma arc. When he first started to branch out from TF2, I was worried. I was there for TF2, or so I thought. Then I watched the other videos and realised there was something more to this Jeremy Massachusetts 1985. As he branched out more into livestreaming and stopped being a TH-camr, I wasn't watching a lot on Twitch at the time and started to fall off the wagon. Then one day, I found him again, of course doing some unhinged bizarre shit. But on a scale that I had never thought would be possible back when he was that guy who I used to watch every day after school. Now we're at the sunset of his livestreaming career and I think it's a great time for him to move on. Chronic pain (and potentially other health conditions) are very difficult to live with and to manage, and it is very easy to aggravate your condition by taking on too much stress and work. I have no sense of FOMO with the end of his livestreaming career. Jerma is endlessly creative and relentlessly weird, and the only way to retain that is for him to be true to himself in whichever way that manifests artistically. Personally, I'm very keen to see Jerma the weird little goblin in other streamer's big events. I loved Shufflemania and I'd be so keen to see him in something like QTCinderella's Master Baker. Whatever he makes (and he WILL keep making stuff) will end up being very Jerma. You can't ask for anything more than that.
He's had to take so many breaks it really isn't a foreign concept idk why he has to put so much emphasis on it, it is a big deal for him but it shouldn't be for us
I’m used to him streaming once every two or three weeks now. Now when he does stream it’s like a nice meet up with a friend you don’t get to see often anymore. As long as you get to see that pal every now and again you still have that connection. God damn that analogy sounded parasocial, I promise I’m not weird. I promise I don’t wanna clip the guys toenails or anything.
It’s weird to see big streamers and TH-camrs slowly fade away from posting as it’s such a new type of industry it’s difficult for people to know how to transition out of a job like this
I'm really happy for him. For someone that's dedicated sm of their lives to giving us content, he more than deserves to slow down from it/make it a hobby and do something that's more fulfilling for him
I remember when he first moved to streaming and he said the same thing about the youtube channel "im not quitting youtube, its just going to be reserved for big projects like the Jerma Rumbles" So I 100% expect to him to just never stream again after retirement.
I find it so interesting that his career lasted for so long yet only now when he mentioned getting tired of it for last few years he's the most popular. This has to be really difficult for him.
I feel like I've arrived relatively late to the Jerma party, so I'm a little bit sad that he's planning on slowing down. But if it's better for him and the people in his life, then he has my full support obviously :3 It must stressful being both an awesome streamer AND a prolific serial killer ;p
I sadly didn't know of Jerma until recently, he thinks you all subbed to help him, you all were just making sure there was one less roaming the streets. Now he's on the loose. Great.
it feels so bittersweet to hear all this.. i mean, im no jerma hardcore fan from the first hour but all the creativity, personality and passion hes brought to the table is just so impressive. hes gotten older now and i wish him all the best with everything that he does, especially when it comes to his private life but im just... kinda moved by the point that hes gonna probably stop sooner rather than later and i gotta find my own way without being able to point at someone and say "you see, he is kinda weird too. im not alone with this"
Sadly I only just found out about Jerma's existence like december of last year, but he quickly became a sort of comfort streamer for me. It makes me happy to know he's not going to completely disappear, and that he's doing what makes him comfortable. He's a sweet guy, he honestly deserves more support
I've watched him on and off since I was ten, like the other person said there is a giant goldmine of jerma content to enjoy both on youtube and through streams. I'll continue enjoying his stuff new and old and I hope you do too!
As long as people can point good content to jerma enjoyers, that joined the community close to retirement or after the retirement, they can watch and enjoy in the current modern time; none of them needs to worry at all. It's not that big of a deal for you to be always actively interacting with him: As long as you can still watch jerma content(older content) that you did not seen before, it might as well be as if jerma is still creating content in your eyes.
@Pvinini I do love watching his older stuff, the infomercial streams have become my favorite along with the 11 hour seaman stream lmao I'm glad there's so much content still out there that I have yet to watch
Jerma brought so many laughs to me and my wife. We love watching his vods, but I cannot understate how happy I am that he can comfortably retire and be able to enjoy the rest of his life while blessing others.
I'm glad he's moving into a more comfortable and more stress free space but at the same time it makes me sad. I've only been in the community for around 2 years now but Jerma genuinely helped me get out of some very dark places and made me feel better about myself, hearing him talk about retirement and slowly not paying attention to these spaces anymore feels very bizarre like it's not real. Just hope he's happy.
I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for.
@AustinWalker67 The crazy part is that those advisors are probably outperforming the market and raising good returns but some are charging fees over fees that drain your portfolio. Is this the case with yours too?
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Oh boo hoo stop crying At least the water wars aren't gonna start in your retirement, or the billions of people trying to escape from a constant lethal wet bulb temperature You probably own a house too
damn this makes me sad, but i understand it. i don't even consistently follow Jerma but his influence on the internet is felt and it's gonna be sad to see the day when he no longer streams at all
I grew up watching Jerma, ever since I was in 1st grade, I don’t watch his streams much but I really love his 2nd Jerma channel and all the highlight channels. Also I’m now in second grade.
Jerma has impacted my sense of humour so much and him keeping his streams as a safe space for everyone is so important to me. I've been a fan of him since before he started streaming and I'm just glad he's doing what he thinks is best for himself.
I wish he would stop killing his own vibe all the time. IDGAF how often he streams, but every stream having the tone of talking about putting down the family dog, and not letting himself get loud and excited is weird. I hope he returns to being more carefree and performative eventually.
@@KaspersDomain cant get in the way of those fansly deals! i love jerma, but idk, i feel like twitch has influenced him negatively recently, maybe thats why hes retiring tbh. i love when he collabs with ster, i feel like thats just about the only time we get to see real authentic jeremy anymore, since he knows ster is gonna say some crazy shit to get him demonetized or whatever anyways, he just lets loose.
@@scragglie YES. 100%. Ster is the only thing that seems to bring out the ""authentic"" Jerma anymore. I really wish I knew why. I really feel like he stresses HIMSELF out about this stuff more than anything else. And everything needs to be some big "announcement" like bro, just live your fucking life.
i started watching herma back in 2022, and i'm forever gonna miss how he used to stream like 3 times a week. i'll still appreciate the sporadic streams tho :)
Jerma talks about retirement like how a dad talks about an upcoming divorce and how he still loves you very much but things are going to be a little different from now on
All jokes aside, I’m really happy that jerma is able to recognize when the time is right to slow down. He’s brought us so many laughs over the course of a decade, he deserves the time to settle down. I’m proud to have been able to be a part of his community for half a decade. Whatever he ends up wanting to do next, I support him.
right as I got really into watching this guy he's in retirement, as much as I'm happy to see someone take other adventures in life, I also wish I could go back and enjoy everything at a literal slower speed.
i’ve literally been watching jerma since elementary school and i’m a homeowner now 😭😭 im glad he’s not disappearing. if anything, i think the content will improve as result of him doing it only when feeling inspired to do so
Jerma please I can only take so many retirement announcements. But honestly the only real change here is in Jerma's mind (as in he's taking the pressure off of himself, which is good). I wouldn't say he ever had a real schedule lol.
I’ve already gone through this emotionally when he went to twitch and said nothing I thought jerma just quit but dad came back home just to dip back out
Funeral stream would be so iconic Anyway, i love Jerma so much. I know what he's going thru to an extent, so I have a lot of compassion for him and the decisions he's making. ❤ I'll miss the regularity of it all, but knowing he's doing well and being happy will make the waits worth it, idc
i will really miss jerma and im honestly gonna be sad for a really long time when he retires. his content makes me so happy and im not ready for that to become a past tense thing. its contradictory because i want him to be happy too. and relax and feel like hes not under any pressure to entertain anybody forever.
In all fairness. He looks like he's ready to retire. The long unkempt hair, baggy clothes. He's done so much. He deserves to live his life. Of course if he's not going to terrorize and put people in meat grinders that is.
he looks ready to retire? are you kidding me? emperor palpatine is the greatest sith lord in the galaxy and he's a wrinkly old fuck, i'm sure they'll let jerma join. it aint joever yet. his career has been popping off with no sign of stopping since he slaughtered that tuskan raider village. he hasn't even built his death star and blown up aldaraan yet. sorry im high
His energy has died down a lot too. Plus his streams have been too quiet since DMC, have to crank my volume to almost double what I usually have it at.
I never felt like it was because of the Offbrand job but just how much he brings up that it's not because of the Offbrand job makes me think there might be something there.
it's very interesting to think about what's next in this kind of career and i feel he's handling it well obviously people want to see their favs stream until they grow old etc, but you have to be realistic and there is no real example of a content creator retiring, so very interesting stuff!
What a sweet heart of a man. You can tell he knows that a some people are gonna be really upset but almost everyone has met this with so much kindness and welcoming for him to have some time and space for himself. It shows what a great person he is and what an amazing community he’s cultivated. Thank you for everything Jeremy, we could never thank you enough 💜
This wonderful woodland spirit is finally planning on departing to bless the next reality 😢 i pray for the sweet happiness of the beings graced by his presence in the future
I enjoy content from creators who actually put effort and all they want to into what they love rather than just grinding to fart out content happy he's in a good place enjoying what he loves definitely deserves greatness however he achieves it
I honestly prefer watching people stream whenever they feel like it, it’s always fun and enjoyable to watch!! Plus it releases any sort of pressure that the streamer could be dealing with!!
I am very glad jerma is taking care of himself! jerma is so iconic man, I've literally told my mom about him so many times and even she thinks he is funny (he is an inside joke for all of my family). so when he first started talking about retirement and I brought it up to her, she started getting sad until I clarified he's just slowing down right now. even if he quit entirely I wouldn't be upset for too long, he's more than earned it. it's just that he is so good at everything he does (even at being bad) that I am still relieved he is not done just yet I feel like my comment is too sincere compared to usual jerma clip comments but I'll never master the art of all the ways to say "jerma is crazy"
Fate really is cruel. To think that less than a decade after the abrupt death of Jerma Prime, Second Jerma would also be facing terminal late stage sharp-chest-pain-itis. Hopefully, they managed to find a more resilient Third Jerma.
this is probably the best possible thing. streaming when he wants means that every single stream will be an all-time classic. distilled essence of jerma. he won't have to string himself out for a schedule!
of course he gave this really heartfelt speech while playing a goofy and chaotic game. Oh, jerma. I only just became average jerma enjoyer, but im happy for him. Im glad he found stability in his life and he has the ability to do what he wants more on his own time, for his own pleasure now. I really respect how he acknowledged not wanting to disrespect streaming and what everyones created together because of how fortunate his been. A lot of times he proven himself to be a solid dude. I hope this retirement is good for him, that he follows his passions and keeps listening to himself. Good for you, Jerma! 💖
jerma is the only guy who would/could talk about a "retirement" from streaming while playing WarioWare. it's gonnd suck with him not being as active online anymore, but as long as he's happy tho, and it'll be great when we do get to see him around
yeah i think thats how most bigger youtubers/streamers are gonna go with their careers eventually. its honestly the best way to go about it, its healthy and most people will ultimately enjoy that rather than them just leaving altogether or forcing content that they don't want to continue grinding. everything fades eventually, and eventually all your favorite content creators will make their last vid or stream so its just best to enjoy what you get for however long you get it.
To my understanding, whenever chat is rabid it’s usually ironic/a joke (ex. the ‘he HATES us’ stuff and the ‘he’s retiring TOMORROW’ bit). I can see why it would seem like that sometimes, but I really think 95% of the chat understands.
Him explaining all of this while moving around like an ape feels like performance art
Michelangelo, Leonardo, davinci there all dead I REMAIN
As the commenter above me explains, he remains!
as a performance artist
Dropping a serious talk about your retirement whilst playing Breakcore cure for ADHD playlist Rhythm Heaven Fever is an unhinged bit +2
He will always be my Marina Abramovitch, no matter how retired he becomes
same vibe as my dad telling me that they're divorced while I'm watching spongebob
@OFFICERJIMMYUTTPyour videos will be shown at your funeral
I was playing RuneScape 💀
I told my best friend on the game at the time as it was happening, and she provided as much comfort she possibly could have given the circumstance. I was recieving a text-based therapy session from a fellow preteen elementary schooler while giving a play-by-play of the crisis as it unfolded.
Good times.
😭😭😭
@@meatgrinder9506 holy shit dude thats the biggest shutdown ive ever seen
@@DripDragonhead critical hit there
To be fair this retirement bit is getting funnier everytime
Shits gonna be crazy when he's still doing the bit at 147 years old
@@oshkiv4684 implying this creature even ages to begin with
@ammagon4519 hell look 40 at 147 fr
@@ammagon4519in a few decades we will have Jermas “sucessor streamer” which in reality is just this hellish creature taking new flesh.
Guys please don't reply to the bot
Hint: this will not be the last statement about retirement
I swear every month we get a statement from him clarifying what he means. I get that it's impossible for every single person to be caught up and see them but it's annoying that he has to keep reiterating it
@@aliamcbridehe’s gone senile, he keeps forgetting he’s mentioned it
@@MrSimpletonall that gooning rotted his brain 💔
His last statement about retirement is going to be about a week before he dies of natural causes
@@mimik222if you or your jermed one has been affected by gooning, you may be entitled to financial compensation.
So Jerma will still stream and be around, just on his own time rather then a proper schedule, which is more then fair. It's great to hear Jerma, people in general slow down and do what makes them happy, we all deserve that.
Shut up GAYASS he can’t be a free man, he must entertain me FOREVER 😾
ITS SIR PEMBERTON WHAT THE FUCK WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE
That’s basically what he does now anyway, won’t be much of a change
it would warm my heart to see him take charge of his physical situation, and get in great shape with the guidance of doctors, trainers etc. Love Jerma to death, wanna see him healthy. I can relate to his chronic pain issues and how discouraging it feels to train. Hard to make change but it's always worthwhile.
Does he even have a schedule? Istg I've seen him live like 3 times in the past 6 months
In my opinion, this is how it should’ve always been. I feel like Jerma puts way too much pressure on himself, especially as far as being consistent and entertaining for his audience. Seeing him give himself some breathing room for his schedule and aptitude is very healthy and welcome. Who knows, the well-being and freedom it will probably bring honestly might mean he streams even more, given he’ll likely feel comfortable being more sporadical and laid back
I would be sad if he quit streaming for good, and part of me is nervous that will still happen, but as long as we still get some livestreams every few weeks or so I'll be happy. I honestly enjoy watching the random small games like Suika and WarioWare more than the big ones, so I hope he does more of those from now on. Shorter livestreams are more digestable for me.
This highlights the problem with modern work culture. Most jobs require you to follow a strict schedule and it's not healthy.
To fair we have years of content
I feel like that should be standard for most big streamers. You often see a lot of them slave away because they want to keep up the schedule, but sometimes I think they could be doing better when they stream if they allow themselves to stream for fun than be on a constant grind
my fav streamer, CesarFever, does that
he streams basically whenever he wants
I can't believe jerma said he hates us all and can't wait for us to leave him alone
You LITERALLY could not pick a better game as background for a serious discussion about what you want to do with your online life moving forward.
literally?
@@gighell5925 bahbahboohoo "literally" doesn't mean "literally" we get it you can stop talking about it now
@@JackWilkejack you are a neckbeard and your wife left you
@@oatmeal3013literally
him calling the paragraph a "paragraph andy" makes me giggle
I feel like he knows people are gonna gloss right over the paragraph and still ask him on stream
@rachelbraver1638 it's a twitch wide meme. Andy was a reoccurring character that would show up on Ice Poseidon's streams, but when another Andy showed up, they had to nick name him Mexican Andy to differentiate the two. Eventually that naming scheme stuck, and the [title] Andy meme was born
Only jerma can talk about his soft retirement while still entertaining our underdeveloped brains with silly poses
@OFFICERJIMMYUTTPMy boy Jerma finally getting his first bot 😢
Soft retirement for our soft brains
Jerma is by far one of the most genuine and good natured streamers I've ever seen, the fact that as he's discussing retiring, is urging fans to really think about if staying subscribed is worth it to them shows just how much integrity he has. What a genuinely skilled comedian and wonderful human being he is.
All of this is true, except the human part. Stop spreading misinfo
yea, we all make the "jerma is an insane creature" jokes but in reality he is a great person, plus thats jerma the character were joking about, not jermey the person
@@flamingscar5263"person"
i don't know why but i read that last line as "what a genuinely skilled comedian and human hammer he is."
@@beardalaxyI've been thinking the same since the carpentry stream
kinda depressing to find jerma near the tail end of his career. Only been watching about a year but I love everything he does. Obviously going back and watching older streams is an option but not the same as regularly enjoying livestreams.
Same. Its bittersweet I wish I picked up his streams sooner but honestly it's great hes been around this long & made such a community & so many cool events.
Ive honestly been so attached bc his humor & relatability of his streams. I am glad I've watched his content in the time that I have & found such fun comfort. I love to watch at home & at work to have a laugh & destress.
It's kinda funny seeing the new viewers get sad, no offense, but as a geriatric jermamite (following since crica 2015) I have nothing but respect and happiness for him choosing to totally change his life in order to pursue making the amazing things that he wants to make.
Also, I'd definitely be more sad if he was actually quitting streaming, but he's still gonna do it pretty regularly from the sounds of it. And to be honest, the writing has been on the wall since Vegas and his health problems, he's been slowly ramping up to it transparently for years at this point.
@@spanzotab what health problems?
@@spanzotab yea i totally get it! Especially for his age. It's good he is doing this though especially for his health. & I know he will still be doing some stuff bc it's in his interests/ hobby which is also great. All the talk about it though has people especially new viewers antsy i guess (incl me). I'm not at all shocked i didn't find him sooner tbh bc his original content isnt something I really would've found & I am younger.
Jerma talking about retirement while playing arguably one of the most stressful games out there is such a jerma thing to do
Him turning into a goblin that just shows up in a fancy suit to random twitch events is kind of a fun arc tbh.
He’s always been pretty clear about what “retirement” will be. He wants to keep streaming, he just wants to do it when he chooses. Going back years this is what he’s said
Right? Its sad that he has to keep restating it.
@@ZeallustImmortal whats sad about it
Okay but that's just what he's already been doing for years
He could keep going for years, he's just not doing it regularly. I think he's trying to find a way to enjoy it on top of everything else in his life
He has grown up so much 😢
I can't believe he's finally 60
@@irecordwithaphone1856yeah 60 in Jerma years, (I could be wrong) but he’s only 7 irl if I remember correctly.
Maybe too much. He's growing to Kaiju size now and showing no sign of stopping. Maybe we should cut back on the human sacrifices?
really? I think he’s shrinking
@@benjaminb6678 did him dirty 💀
Having grown up watching Jerma since I was in 4th grade, I am now in my last year of college. I never thought that I would be blessed to see him still making content. No matter where he goes I’ll enjoy his content till the end, I’m happy for him.
Same!! I'm graduating from college in less than a month and found him when I was in elementary school ranting about "shpees", good times...
It crazy emotional that this man ive been watching from 5th grade to last year of college finally move on.😢 wild to see him beloved by so many too
4th grade viewership, that explains so fucking much about this fanbase lmao
@@RancorousSeaThey're in college now. ...TBH, college viewership explains a lot as well....
@@RancorousSea I’m in college now lol
I was there for this stream today, and it's so sad to see him slow down his streaming schedule. However, I am thankful that he will still be streaming. I hope that he gets to live his life and enjoy what he wants to while also sharing himself with his fans.
Slow down?
@@octopus8067the gases he inhaled all those years ago are slowing down his robotic movements
@@octopus8067 he's starting to prepare for his cyclical 985 years of hibernation 😢
@@octopus8067he slows down his metabolism, so he gets to live 300 more years
Bro I thought that said sharting
4:25 the image of jerma casually speaking to his audience while he absolutely decks that face crab into the stratosphere is powerful
This is the most Jerma way to retire ever. He went out as he stayed, being absolutely nothing else but him. If I where greedy I'd be upset about this, and want Jerma to keep streaming every week so he can entertain me. But I understand that's not something you can reasonably expect of a person. I really hope that whatever he does next, that he completely excels at it as he did streaming. Thanks Jerma.
the way he says it is interesting to me. his schedule has been wildly irregular for years at this point right? he streams what he wants, when he wants. the only thing i can take away from the whole ~Retirement~ is that he’s had a good handful of streams over the past couple of years that he felt he Had to do even though he didn’t really want to. if that’s the case, i’m glad he’s got an off-screen creative outlet now that still lets him get paid. im not a big ludwig fan, but jerma’s become my Skrunkly Streamer so i am happy for mr.jerma-nine-hundred-eighty-five
I think you're exactly right. From what I know about streaming generally, it's super important to be consistent in order to retain viewers and satisfy the discovery algorithm. Streaming being his main source of income was probably stressful for that reason.
I'm curious about this too since it's always seemed pretty sporadic "once a month or 10 times a month" to me
finishing botw in one stream used up more of his cosmic power than we realized.
I bet its going to be the exact same schedule as now, which is basically no schedule. I don't think we are gonna feel any difference because he already just streams whenever he feels like it and to me this still feels like that's enough.
Ngl same. Part of me is like nah im just coping bwahha but I think its just the words retiring & all this talk sound so big. 😭..
That it has us worrying sm but I'm sure itll be like u said
Honestly it might be better since he'll feel less inclined to stream when he doesn't want to
It's gonna be like that one uncle who retires and then he mentions that he was working and you're just confused
@@earthsfuryeag retiring sounds like a strong word but in reality it's just he's not pursuing streaming as his job career
Can't wait for him to come back to youtube when he's like 80 and do karaoke streams with all the other old folk in the retirement village.
I cried to my therapist for an hour when jerma said he was retiring, and as i was crying my therapist asked if i ever considered that i could be on the spectrum
I’m on AT&T. Definitely better than Spectrum.
Why would this put you on the spectrum? I'm interested
@@SehnsuchtYT forming intense emotional attachments, and kind of feeling like your world is ending if smth happens to said attachment
Where is the subway surfers i cant understand him
the warioware gameplay might be more stimulating then subway surfers tbh
@@JermaClipstoo stimulating to pay attention
It makes me sad to see all my childhood TH-camrs retire or slow their videos. I watched Jerma when I was in the hospital for emergency surgery and he kept me sane. Love ya King of the Jungle
Junjle*
he’ll relapse
Yep. He is too addicted to reading chat and giggling
i’m honestly not bothered by this. i’ve actually never tuned into a livestream yet (only been a fan for like a year) and there’s just so many hours of jerma content that even if it stopped streaming for good i don’t think i’d ever get bored. i’m glad he’s not tho and i’m happy he’s gonna still be here. the dude deserves a break seriously and id just feel guilty if he stopped enjoying streaming but still did it just to appease us
This should be how it always is!!!! I wish it was common to treat content creators as humans with their own lives, like the best content people make is the content they WANT to make, and they should have the freedom to do that!! Jerma I hope you are so happy with your decision and you absolutely deserve this lifestyle❤
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You can treat him like a human as much as you want but it wont make him one
People were saying this in 2008 dude
As a jerma fan from the tail end of the "germ intro" TF2 commentary videos, I thoroughly look forward to every new Jerma arc.
When he first started to branch out from TF2, I was worried. I was there for TF2, or so I thought. Then I watched the other videos and realised there was something more to this Jeremy Massachusetts 1985.
As he branched out more into livestreaming and stopped being a TH-camr, I wasn't watching a lot on Twitch at the time and started to fall off the wagon. Then one day, I found him again, of course doing some unhinged bizarre shit. But on a scale that I had never thought would be possible back when he was that guy who I used to watch every day after school.
Now we're at the sunset of his livestreaming career and I think it's a great time for him to move on. Chronic pain (and potentially other health conditions) are very difficult to live with and to manage, and it is very easy to aggravate your condition by taking on too much stress and work.
I have no sense of FOMO with the end of his livestreaming career. Jerma is endlessly creative and relentlessly weird, and the only way to retain that is for him to be true to himself in whichever way that manifests artistically. Personally, I'm very keen to see Jerma the weird little goblin in other streamer's big events. I loved Shufflemania and I'd be so keen to see him in something like QTCinderella's Master Baker.
Whatever he makes (and he WILL keep making stuff) will end up being very Jerma. You can't ask for anything more than that.
i thought he was already doing this lol
same
He's had to take so many breaks it really isn't a foreign concept idk why he has to put so much emphasis on it, it is a big deal for him but it shouldn't be for us
I’m used to him streaming once every two or three weeks now. Now when he does stream it’s like a nice meet up with a friend you don’t get to see often anymore. As long as you get to see that pal every now and again you still have that connection. God damn that analogy sounded parasocial, I promise I’m not weird. I promise I don’t wanna clip the guys toenails or anything.
this guy messaged me after and confessed he wanted to eat a bucket of his nails like a spongebob bit btw
Heh. More like PeeterTuckin
@@JackWilke bro if you’re gonna make a ragebait channel, At least word the shit differently lol
It’s weird to see big streamers and TH-camrs slowly fade away from posting as it’s such a new type of industry it’s difficult for people to know how to transition out of a job like this
Its such a shame he didn't live to see his well earned retirement.
RIP Jeremy Elbertson
1985 - 2023 😭 ❤
I'm really happy for him. For someone that's dedicated sm of their lives to giving us content, he more than deserves to slow down from it/make it a hobby and do something that's more fulfilling for him
@OFFICERJIMMYUTTP Your grave has been dug
I remember when he first moved to streaming and he said the same thing about the youtube channel "im not quitting youtube, its just going to be reserved for big projects like the Jerma Rumbles"
So I 100% expect to him to just never stream again after retirement.
This.
someone said ''literally no change'' and i couldn't agree more, bro BEEN retired for like 2 years
I find it so interesting that his career lasted for so long yet only now when he mentioned getting tired of it for last few years he's the most popular. This has to be really difficult for him.
Everything is difficult for a senile old fart like him
Lmao "Im not quitting for ever"
*ditches for months"
I feel like I've arrived relatively late to the Jerma party, so I'm a little bit sad that he's planning on slowing down. But if it's better for him and the people in his life, then he has my full support obviously :3
It must stressful being both an awesome streamer AND a prolific serial killer ;p
I sadly didn't know of Jerma until recently, he thinks you all subbed to help him, you all were just making sure there was one less roaming the streets. Now he's on the loose. Great.
Everyone can have a little Jerma every once in a while, as a treat :)
it feels so bittersweet to hear all this.. i mean, im no jerma hardcore fan from the first hour but all the creativity, personality and passion hes brought to the table is just so impressive. hes gotten older now and i wish him all the best with everything that he does, especially when it comes to his private life but im just... kinda moved by the point that hes gonna probably stop sooner rather than later and i gotta find my own way without being able to point at someone and say "you see, he is kinda weird too. im not alone with this"
"I'll stream whenever I feel like it" He hates us...
"Im going to be discouraging subs" I just immediately imagined jerma being mean as fuck to any new subscribers mid stream lmao.
Sadly I only just found out about Jerma's existence like december of last year, but he quickly became a sort of comfort streamer for me. It makes me happy to know he's not going to completely disappear, and that he's doing what makes him comfortable. He's a sweet guy, he honestly deserves more support
i mean, you have like over a decade of content anyways lmao
I've watched him on and off since I was ten, like the other person said there is a giant goldmine of jerma content to enjoy both on youtube and through streams. I'll continue enjoying his stuff new and old and I hope you do too!
As long as people can point good content to jerma enjoyers, that joined the community close to retirement or after the retirement, they can watch and enjoy in the current modern time; none of them needs to worry at all. It's not that big of a deal for you to be always actively interacting with him: As long as you can still watch jerma content(older content) that you did not seen before, it might as well be as if jerma is still creating content in your eyes.
@@Tulip_bip so true lol
@Pvinini I do love watching his older stuff, the infomercial streams have become my favorite along with the 11 hour seaman stream lmao I'm glad there's so much content still out there that I have yet to watch
Jerma talking about possibly his last stream ever while the game asks him to wipe is literally jerma's content summarized
I wonder if he’s growing his hair out so by the time he’s 60 he’ll become the handsome doctor.
Stuff like this never fails to make me remember the neverending unrelenting passage of time.
Jerma brought so many laughs to me and my wife. We love watching his vods, but I cannot understate how happy I am that he can comfortably retire and be able to enjoy the rest of his life while blessing others.
Its like your parents explaining to you that they are getting a divorce while doing tik tok dances.
I'm glad he's moving into a more comfortable and more stress free space but at the same time it makes me sad. I've only been in the community for around 2 years now but Jerma genuinely helped me get out of some very dark places and made me feel better about myself, hearing him talk about retirement and slowly not paying attention to these spaces anymore feels very bizarre like it's not real. Just hope he's happy.
I really want to see Jerma stream in his 80s, just sitting in some musty old chair, playing TF2, and sometimes grunting.
He's becoming a tire again Idk how it could be spelled out more clearly
i dont even watch anymore because he says this every stream and when he isn't talking about it he's so detached from what he's doing.
Glad that I'm not alone in thinking this.
I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for.
@AustinWalker67 That's actually quite impressive, I could use some Info on your FA, I am looking to make a change on my finances this year as well
@AustinWalker67 The crazy part is that those advisors are probably outperforming the market and raising good returns but some are charging fees over fees that drain your portfolio. Is this the case with yours too?
@AustinWalker67 I will give this a look, thanks a bunch for sharing.
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Oh boo hoo stop crying
At least the water wars aren't gonna start in your retirement, or the billions of people trying to escape from a constant lethal wet bulb temperature
You probably own a house too
I miss him more with each passing day rip jerma
Man I miss when Jerma streamed all the time I was gonna watch this guy with my future kids his streams everyday
damn this makes me sad, but i understand it. i don't even consistently follow Jerma but his influence on the internet is felt and it's gonna be sad to see the day when he no longer streams at all
i kinda just want him to pull the plug instead of dying slowly
"He is too good for streaming now" LMAOOO
I grew up watching Jerma, ever since I was in 1st grade, I don’t watch his streams much but I really love his 2nd Jerma channel and all the highlight channels. Also I’m now in second grade.
Jerma has impacted my sense of humour so much and him keeping his streams as a safe space for everyone is so important to me. I've been a fan of him since before he started streaming and I'm just glad he's doing what he thinks is best for himself.
I wish he would stop killing his own vibe all the time. IDGAF how often he streams, but every stream having the tone of talking about putting down the family dog, and not letting himself get loud and excited is weird. I hope he returns to being more carefree and performative eventually.
agreed, i feel like he doesnt want to let down his... "new" fanbase.. his more rabid, parasocial, weirdo fanbase, yanno?
Yeah, he feels too tame now. But I guess it is what it is.
@@KaspersDomain cant get in the way of those fansly deals! i love jerma, but idk, i feel like twitch has influenced him negatively recently, maybe thats why hes retiring tbh. i love when he collabs with ster, i feel like thats just about the only time we get to see real authentic jeremy anymore, since he knows ster is gonna say some crazy shit to get him demonetized or whatever anyways, he just lets loose.
@@scragglie YES. 100%. Ster is the only thing that seems to bring out the ""authentic"" Jerma anymore. I really wish I knew why. I really feel like he stresses HIMSELF out about this stuff more than anything else. And everything needs to be some big "announcement" like bro, just live your fucking life.
@@scragglieparasocial andy calling others parasocial
jerma "how much longer do I really want to do this?" Jerma "I'll work for Ludwig being an E-Clown in other peoples videos"
i started watching herma back in 2022, and i'm forever gonna miss how he used to stream like 3 times a week. i'll still appreciate the sporadic streams tho :)
Jerma talks about retirement like how a dad talks about an upcoming divorce and how he still loves you very much but things are going to be a little different from now on
He is hiding the Jerma movie from us
All jokes aside, I’m really happy that jerma is able to recognize when the time is right to slow down. He’s brought us so many laughs over the course of a decade, he deserves the time to settle down. I’m proud to have been able to be a part of his community for half a decade. Whatever he ends up wanting to do next, I support him.
right as I got really into watching this guy he's in retirement, as much as I'm happy to see someone take other adventures in life, I also wish I could go back and enjoy everything at a literal slower speed.
Is it just me or did he give all of the information we needed in his first statement but then people just read too far into it
i’ve literally been watching jerma since elementary school and i’m a homeowner now 😭😭 im glad he’s not disappearing. if anything, i think the content will improve as result of him doing it only when feeling inspired to do so
Jerma please I can only take so many retirement announcements. But honestly the only real change here is in Jerma's mind (as in he's taking the pressure off of himself, which is good). I wouldn't say he ever had a real schedule lol.
pyscho streamer TORTURES mentally ill fanbase hes parasocially groomed for YEARS
I’ve already gone through this emotionally when he went to twitch and said nothing I thought jerma just quit but dad came back home just to dip back out
Funeral stream would be so iconic
Anyway, i love Jerma so much. I know what he's going thru to an extent, so I have a lot of compassion for him and the decisions he's making. ❤ I'll miss the regularity of it all, but knowing he's doing well and being happy will make the waits worth it, idc
i will really miss jerma and im honestly gonna be sad for a really long time when he retires. his content makes me so happy and im not ready for that to become a past tense thing.
its contradictory because i want him to be happy too. and relax and feel like hes not under any pressure to entertain anybody forever.
someone in chat saying "so no change OMEGALUL" lmao
In all fairness. He looks like he's ready to retire. The long unkempt hair, baggy clothes. He's done so much. He deserves to live his life. Of course if he's not going to terrorize and put people in meat grinders that is.
I mean, this was pretty much an equivalent of a vr stream, not an ideal situation to wear a suit
he looks ready to retire? are you kidding me? emperor palpatine is the greatest sith lord in the galaxy and he's a wrinkly old fuck, i'm sure they'll let jerma join.
it aint joever yet. his career has been popping off with no sign of stopping since he slaughtered that tuskan raider village. he hasn't even built his death star and blown up aldaraan yet.
sorry im high
he streams naked how he decides to present himself means nothing lmao
His energy has died down a lot too.
Plus his streams have been too quiet since DMC, have to crank my volume to almost double what I usually have it at.
@@k3salieri hes traumatized
So proud Jerma learned to trust Ster to completely take over the channel so that he can return to his home planet!!
I never felt like it was because of the Offbrand job but just how much he brings up that it's not because of the Offbrand job makes me think there might be something there.
What do you mean? You peaked my interest lmao.
@@KaspersDomain I don't know. He just keeps saying that he's not retiring because of Offbrand.
Watching this live was surreal man 😭 Happy for Jerma though 👍 The guy is endlessly hilarious
chat rips him for being adhd but then ask the same question they literally just heard the answer to.
it's very interesting to think about what's next in this kind of career and i feel he's handling it well
obviously people want to see their favs stream until they grow old etc, but you have to be realistic and there is no real example of a content creator retiring, so very interesting stuff!
I hope Jerma finds joy in whatever he does in the future. He's given us so much joy and laughs over the years it feels only fair.
What a sweet heart of a man. You can tell he knows that a some people are gonna be really upset but almost everyone has met this with so much kindness and welcoming for him to have some time and space for himself. It shows what a great person he is and what an amazing community he’s cultivated. Thank you for everything Jeremy, we could never thank you enough 💜
Hes like hannibal lecter moving to the alps when hes too close to being caught
This wonderful woodland spirit is finally planning on departing to bless the next reality 😢 i pray for the sweet happiness of the beings graced by his presence in the future
I always knew Jerma was a LOTR elf
so basically hes on the clint stevens schedule
Extremely underrated comment
I enjoy content from creators who actually put effort and all they want to into what they love rather than just grinding to fart out content happy he's in a good place enjoying what he loves definitely deserves greatness however he achieves it
i hope he really continues to stream even if it is sometimes and just dont stop from the out of nowhere like some other streamers i used to like
I honestly prefer watching people stream whenever they feel like it, it’s always fun and enjoyable to watch!! Plus it releases any sort of pressure that the streamer could be dealing with!!
Glad to have found this psycho back when he was making tf2 videos so I could enjoy the long years of unhinged content.
I am very glad jerma is taking care of himself! jerma is so iconic man, I've literally told my mom about him so many times and even she thinks he is funny (he is an inside joke for all of my family). so when he first started talking about retirement and I brought it up to her, she started getting sad until I clarified he's just slowing down right now. even if he quit entirely I wouldn't be upset for too long, he's more than earned it. it's just that he is so good at everything he does (even at being bad) that I am still relieved he is not done just yet
I feel like my comment is too sincere compared to usual jerma clip comments but I'll never master the art of all the ways to say "jerma is crazy"
he's slowing down, his heartrate might stop 😢
@@gegethedog it's ok, it's typical for turtle species to do this in the winter months
It'll be cool to see what he does with a team of creatives too. He said something about making youtube vids, so we'll see where the road leads.
Fate really is cruel. To think that less than a decade after the abrupt death of Jerma Prime, Second Jerma would also be facing terminal late stage sharp-chest-pain-itis. Hopefully, they managed to find a more resilient Third Jerma.
Perfectly fair tbh, we still get jerma just he’s doing it on his own accord so he feels good
this is probably the best possible thing. streaming when he wants means that every single stream will be an all-time classic. distilled essence of jerma. he won't have to string himself out for a schedule!
of course he gave this really heartfelt speech while playing a goofy and chaotic game. Oh, jerma.
I only just became average jerma enjoyer, but im happy for him.
Im glad he found stability in his life and he has the ability to do what he wants more on his own time, for his own pleasure now. I really respect how he acknowledged not wanting to disrespect streaming and what everyones created together because of how fortunate his been. A lot of times he proven himself to be a solid dude.
I hope this retirement is good for him, that he follows his passions and keeps listening to himself.
Good for you, Jerma! 💖
jerma is the only guy who would/could talk about a "retirement" from streaming while playing WarioWare. it's gonnd suck with him not being as active online anymore, but as long as he's happy tho, and it'll be great when we do get to see him around
yeah i think thats how most bigger youtubers/streamers are gonna go with their careers eventually. its honestly the best way to go about it, its healthy and most people will ultimately enjoy that rather than them just leaving altogether or forcing content that they don't want to continue grinding. everything fades eventually, and eventually all your favorite content creators will make their last vid or stream so its just best to enjoy what you get for however long you get it.
he lived as he died. being distracted by warioware
I feel bad for Jerma, his chat is kinda rabid, he has no need to explain himself this much its his life
To my understanding, whenever chat is rabid it’s usually ironic/a joke (ex. the ‘he HATES us’ stuff and the ‘he’s retiring TOMORROW’ bit). I can see why it would seem like that sometimes, but I really think 95% of the chat understands.