You may have noticed that I haven’t been making that many projects lately. Well, there is a reason behind this. I have something serious I have to tell you all, and this may be sudden and a bit much to take in: I’m planning to leave Scratch. Yeah, I know this information may seem scary to you at first since I’ve become quite well-known in my community and many people come to me for comfort, but I feel like my time to quit is soon drawing near. I feel like this is for the greater good of my future. I have various reasons as to why this is the case. Firstly, I’m starting to feel like I’ve been using this website for too long. I made my current account back in 2019 when I was 13. My account is now more than 5 years old and I’m practically in adulthood now. Sure, I know that Scratch can be used by people of all ages, and that I’ve known quite a few of Scratchers who are older than me and/or have accounts that are older than mine, but personally, I feel like I’ve grown out of Scratch. Based on what I know, most of my fans are now quite younger than me, and that makes me feel like I don’t fit in anymore. Secondly, when I try to make a new project nowadays, it now feels like a daunting task instead of a pleasant hobby. I came to Scratch with an intention to release my creativity and let it flourish. However in recent years, I’ve been losing motivation to work on any sort of projects (which explains my slower project rate). When I do try to work on a project now, I end up scrapping it in the end because it feels more like a job than a hobby. Either that, or I fear that it may end up like a certain game themed around autumn that I made once (that game led to an unpleasant event for me that I prefer not to mention). To add to this, I’ve recently lost interest in making and remixing AY-minigames. Nowadays, I just feel like the minigames don’t really do much for me anymore. I know you may think that I just need to take a temporary break, but there’s one more factor that’s making me want to quit instead. Drama. In recent years, I noticed that the community I’m in has been getting into drama more frequently than it ever has been back then. This has only been making me worry about Scratch instead of enjoying it. With all these reasons combined, I feel like Scratch is just not for me anymore. And I don’t want to be known for being on Scratch in the far future when I’m out there… I would’ve let you all know about this sooner if it wasn’t for school delaying the process on planning my leave. Before I finish writing this message, I would like to let you all know that I’m not leaving immediately, so you have time to take this information in before I do leave. I would also like for you to know that once I do leave, my content will still be there for you to enjoy years to come. And one more thing, I would like to thank all of my friends and fans for making my journey through Scratch as enjoyable as possible for me throughout the 5 years that I’ve been using this website for. I would especially like to give a shoutout to @BarryFans, @TheStarSpirit, @EMM_Coding, @Noahsaturn, @jasonfaro2015, @ConeyFan999, @Sharena44, @AngelyDevily98, @thinkingwithshifting, @RDash75, and @Yellow_Marshello40_2. And even though they’re not on Scratch for this moment, I would also like to give a shoutout to @Burgnew_On_A_Laptop, @Twin138956Scratch, @ScratchTeen9300, and (who also left Scratch) @ringtop02. Like I said before, I know that many of my friends turn to me for comfort, but I would like for you all to know that when I’m gone, you’ll still have your other friends to turn to for comfort. Hope you’ll all do well once I make my leave, it’s for the best…
