@Null I'd like to strongly disagree with your decision to remove chat from the House of Ashes video. I couldn't watch live so I'm currently watching the VOD now and already miss it not twenty minutes in. Plus once the video gets removed from the MATI channel the live chat will be probably lost permanently as I doubt any of the archives will have it.
This might be unfounded but I also worry this is a step towards becoming just another generic "youtuber". I've never really got the appeal of following a personality on youtube but I gave MATI a chance both because of the subject and because it seemed genuine. Not showing your face to me said 'not a narcissist' and having a visible chat you interact plus no super chats really made it seem like you were streaming because you wanted to have fun. I don't begrudge you taking super chats now especially with all the other bullshit you have to deal with (PATH, regular DDOS attacks, lawsuits, etc.) but I see no upside to removing the chat
especially if you're still having super chats show up.
Hope this wasn't too gay and parasocial.