Matthew Elizondo, a graphic designer from Arizona, was hanging out online on a random Wednesday in December 2018 when he heard a strange rumor from an acquaintance: that his favorite YouTube channel, Super Best Friends Play, was ending unexpectedly.Though Elizondo, now 26, didn’t believe it at first, a quick visit to the channel’s subreddit confirmed that was the case. After almost a decade of making video game–themed productions together on the platform, the channel’s three “best friends” were going their separate ways due to personal differences.The breakup announcement videoElizondo had discovered the channel years ago in high school through a mutual friend, and though he didn’t keep up with the Best Friends’ content as thoroughly as some, he would often return to their videos while doing homework or simply trying to relax after a long day at college. The end of Super Best Friends Play “was like that feeling you get when you finish a great game or book, where there’s a moment of hol...
