I think he quit a few years back.
I respect how Techmoan doesn't milk his health issues for sympathy or grifting purposes. The only people that usually hear about his aliments are his Patreon members. He's a real one.
I think it is deffintly because he still views his youtube channel as less of a job and more of a hobby still. He probably enjoys the money he gets from it. But he is clearly got a retirement pension that pays for his house and food.
Way back when he used to do a lot more dash cam reviews, it was obvious that he and his missus had a nice couple cars and motorcycles, so I'd guess the house has long been paid off, even before becoming a YouTuber.
I didn't even know he had health issues.
Honestly pretty cool, hopefully it makes enough to stay in business
Chronic nasal issues along with the Type 1 Diabeetus, and IIRC he's either going deaf in one ear or blind in one eye (I forget which, but it's pretty serious). The fact I can't remember whether it's the eyes or the ears that are going says a lot about Techmoan's integrity. Many creators have started grifts over far less serious health conditions.
I think it's his hearing in one ear, maybe not entirely deaf but definitely reduced hearing. He's commented multiple times about it in past videos.
I remember when his Dad was dying he wrote up a message saying something like "looking after a family member, I'm fine but it might be a while before any new videos". I can really respect someone who doesn't seek pity from internet strangers.
That's all Gen X youtubers. A single bad comment will cause them to sperg out in their next video, usually front-loading it with a 5 minute bitch about that comment and letting everyone know how not-mad it made them. Love Techmoan but him and Atomic Shrimp are really good examples of this phenomenon.
You can get decent production even in cloudy days. It really doesn't matter, it is just free energy to offset your bills.
It's 1k$ for 10kW
There is a youtube channel called John's Arcade. He was one of the early pioneers in Youtube vintage arcade game restoration content. He has a rather sizable collection of arcade games in his basement.
He said in one of the old kitchen gadget reviews that he had some sorta sinus thing, lost his sense of taste ages ago and it never really came back.
If this ever happens to Atomic Shrimp, there goes about 50% of his content.
"Weird stuff in a tin but I can't taste so we just say 'OK'"
