^. [In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the... Anyone? Anyone?... the Great Depression, passed the... Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered?... raised tariffs, in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression. Today we have a similar debate over this. Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone seen this before? The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Anyone? Something-d-o-o economics. "Voodoo" economics.](25m12s)

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tl;dr: Goodbye.

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Thank you to anyone who sent me messages, left me comments, inspired me, were kind to me, recommended me to others, were helpful, or who encouraged me onto more challenging things.

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To those of you who upvoted my shitty content along the way, you made me feel better and let me have an outlet for things I had no where else to put and an affirmation that it was welcomed, and even wanted, here.

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To those who have come and left, to those who are here, and to those who may someday stumble across this nonsense in the future: It meant a lot and it was more fun than I'd ever expected, even if it did feel a little like work sometimes. Who'd have thought that something as bizarre as a family of audio-porn themed subreddits could be so much like an online home for misfits? A place of conversations, friendships and where fiery passions would ignite and perish and everyone could learn about themselves something new at every turn

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I recall the trepediation of my first post, a quiet affair where the background noise overpowered the voice, the nervousness was palpable and that "here goes nothing" moment of pressing submit....only to see automod delete it for lack of some fucking brackets! I then had to nerve up to do it a second time! I remember coming back a bit later, seeing some upvotes and even a comment, albeit a somewhat generic welcoming comment, and felt an electric tingle through my body. It wasn't a lot, but it was enough to make me do it again. That next one, well, it had more upvotes and more comments, even more personalized and encouraging.

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So, that second post, well, it led to another, again. And then again. Again. Again!

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That feeling, too, would return, again and again, as well. The first time I used my voice for more than just "angry bear noises," once a throw-away joke to make light of tagging that became something that would define my tenure here. The first time I recorded a script I wrote, or the first time for someone else's scipt. I always worried about others' scripts, actually. Giving voice to someone else's words, something that meant something so personal to them, there was always a fear that I wouldn't do it justice. I never felt I was great at them, but I wish I'd done some more. To those who's scripts I have filled, thank you for allowing me the chance and always providing positive feedback.

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Now, however, 497 days later here I sit intending to press submit for the last time, and there's a new feeling. That apprehension has been replaced with a touch of melancholy at the loss of a home, that outlet for so much passion and need, and the loss of the positive reinforcement of all you wonderful people. I cannot stress how much it meant to me, how beneficial to my psyche our shared time has been.

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Alas, all things come to an end. (At this point, if you're still reading, you probably wish this fucking post would end, amirite?)

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I finished most every post with, "thanks for listening, have a great day." I'd like that to be my epitaph for this subreddit, but I'd like to change it up a bit for this one:

Thank you for everything, and have a great day. Today. Tomorrow. Always.

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Take care.