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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 23:30:57 GMT -5
What a sad story mental illness is so scary.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 0:46:25 GMT -5
A post from his family on Facebook asking people to look for him's been removed. That's... probably not a great sign.
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Post by chazraps on Jun 25, 2019 1:16:51 GMT -5
I really just want Etika to be ok. I just rewatched his battle from 2008 where, after months of not being able to put it together and trying his hardest, he finally got a victory. It was one the happiest moments I've ever had for someone else in battle rap.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jun 25, 2019 11:45:21 GMT -5
This is coming from the NYPD twitter, so it seems pretty legit unfortunately.
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Jun 25, 2019 11:47:34 GMT -5
just tragic
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jun 25, 2019 11:53:52 GMT -5
Shit. I'd never heard of the guy until this story, but this is just straight up tragic. RIP.
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Post by edgestar on Jun 25, 2019 11:54:22 GMT -5
RIP to him, and condolences to his family
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jun 25, 2019 11:54:53 GMT -5
I honestly only knew him through the Smash Ultimate reactions, but this is still gutting to me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 11:59:41 GMT -5
As for someone who started watching Etika back when he was doing video for Smash Bros on the wii u/3ds, I would had never thought his career would go through all this stuff and end up like this. Etika react video were predictable, to the point where other YouTuber rip off his style for views, but he had this charisma that allow you to keep watching them, and you could tell that he was passion about his work. R.I.P hope your mind and heart is in a better place now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 12:20:41 GMT -5
RIP, omg. Horrible. I can't believe it.
f*** anyone online who thinks mental health is a joke. People were saying this was a scam and a trick and brushing it off as a joke when dude was really crying for help. Horrible.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 12:28:26 GMT -5
Horrible news. RIP.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jun 25, 2019 12:34:39 GMT -5
RIP. If anything positive can be learned from this, it’s that mental health and the effects of cyber bullying should be taken far more seriously than it currently is.
I don’t know specifically what issues he dealt with, but what I’ve seen of Etika’s community he built and how some of them reacted to the one at the end of April, there were people encouraging him to continue his public incidents because they found it funny. Basically, treating the guy like a walking meme factory because they were thinking “boy who cried wolf.” Well, the wolf got him.
More proof that warning signs should always be treated as such, rather than jokes.
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Post by Cyno on Jun 25, 2019 12:34:51 GMT -5
RIP Etika. What a tragic story.
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Post by Jiren on Jun 25, 2019 12:43:36 GMT -5
Tragic
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 25, 2019 13:10:38 GMT -5
Never heard of him but it is a shame he went out this way when it looks like he had been crying for help and couldn't get it
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Jun 25, 2019 13:14:23 GMT -5
Mental health and it’s issues can be this malignant dragon that changes shapes and consumes people.
I am so sorry for those who were fans. Tragic.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 13:30:49 GMT -5
I didn't know who he was until this thread, but as someone who has attempted suicide I feel for him. I just hope that he has found whatever peace he was looking for in life.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jun 25, 2019 16:06:50 GMT -5
Just tragic.
Loved watching his gaming and anime-related content(he was particularly very animated and charming when reacting to anything JoJo’s related).
Screw everyone who joked about what he was going through the last several months of his life. I didn’t know he had suicidal thoughts until the fall of last year, and a bunch of chuckleheads jokes around with “Again?” and things like that. And Etika would keep having episodes like this throughout this year and people kept on joking.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 16:18:58 GMT -5
Awful to hear. Was never a fan but I know the guy's been having serious problems for awhile now. From what I understand he was checked into a hospital a couple of times, but they couldn't keep him so couldn't really do much.
Hopefully people learn some things from this whole matter.
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Post by chazraps on Jun 25, 2019 16:50:53 GMT -5
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