JackSepticEye explains why he\u2019s taking a break from YouTube JackSepticEye, YouTube[jwplayer mgzBNoPb]Irish YouTube star Se\u00e1n \u2018JackSepticEye\u2019 McLoughlin wields a massive online presence, boasting over 24 million followers due to his humorous content and regular daily uploads \u2014 but this predictable schedule is taking a sharp turn for the near future. While fans have become accustomed to expecting new videos every day from the popular YouTuber, McLoughlin has announced that he will be temporarily stepping back from this hectic agenda for the next month. In a video uploaded on July 1, simply titled, \u201c2020,\u201d McLoughlin explained that recent world events have led to an unprecedented amount of mental stress for him, which has also affected his passion for making videos. \u201cMy brain is just kind of exhausted from uploading all the time,\u201d he explained, \u201cand seeing all the stuff that\u2019s going on and interacting with the internet the way I have been. So, I just need to step back from it a little.\u201d While making sure to state that initiatives like Black Lives Matter and the Me Too movement are \u201cincredibly important,\u201d he explained that he hasn\u2019t \u201cbeen able to catch his breath\u201d amid all the goings on, and had lost his drive for producing daily videos. \u201cThe more I\u2019ve kind of been thinking about things, the more I\u2019ve realized that me uploading daily content right now is something that I just don\u2019t have a passion for,\u201d he continued. \u201cI don\u2019t want to upload daily content just for the sake of uploading daily content.\u201d Although McLoughlin has taken breaks in the past for similar reasons, the YouTuber announced that he would be taking his longest hiatus thus far for an entire month, assuring fans that he would make his return in August. \u201cThat\u2019s all it is,\u201d he added. \u201cThere\u2019s no secret reason. I just don\u2019t want to make YouTube videos right now. It\u2019s not something that I\u2019m incredibly passionate about right now in this moment of my life.\u201d Instead, McLoughlin claimed he will focus on other aspects of his career, such as his newly-launched coffee company and creative writing projects in the interim. Thus far, fans have been overwhelmingly supportive of his decision to step back from YouTube as one of the platform\u2019s biggest personalities takes an unprecedented lapse from his usual workload.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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