Mako quits 100 Thieves, The Mob: \u201cI\u2019m done pretending I\u2019m okay\u201d Instagram: Mako100 Thieves content creator Joseph \u2018Mako\u2019 Kelsey has shocked fans by announcing his departure from the popular Los Angeles organization, along with four-man content group The Mob, to take a break from the \u201cthe plague that is social media.\u201d The popular Twitch and YouTube creator announced his decision in a Twitlonger shared to his personal Twitter account on Dec. 14. In the announcement, he pointed to social media \u2014 which he dubbed a \u201cplague\u201d \u2014 as a big reason for his shocking decision. \u201cI have decided to fully move back to New York and leave this content life,\u201d the star wrote. \u201cI\u2019ve been thinking about this for a longgg [sic] time, and I know this may come as a surprise, but for me it really isn\u2019t\u2026 I think it\u2019s very overdue.\u201d Kelsey, who founded The Mob alongside Classify, Avalanche, and Froste, admitted he \u201cdoes not want to be a content creator\u201d anymore. \u201cI\u2019m done pretending I\u2019m okay, when I\u2019m not. This is the lowest I\u2019ve been\u2026 all I want is genuine happiness and I will not find that here. I love Classy, Froste, Ava\u2026 [and] they deserve someone who is going to grind every day.\u201d The Mob has been together for more than three years as a content group, after originally meeting through the MLG forums. Their brand has spread across Twitter and Twitch, and they were officially signed by 100 Thieves in June 2019. Mako\u2019s announcement appears to have blindsided the other three members of the content group, as well. The team, posting under their moniker \u201cThe Mob,\u201d admitted Mako\u2019s decision was \u201ccompletely unexpected,\u201d but that they support him. \u201cWe understand his decision, and we will continue to support him as a friend and wish him well,\u201d the group wrote. \u201cWe would like to thank Mako for everything he has done for the last 3 years, and we will never forget the memories we created together.\u201d Classify, Avalanche, and Froste confirmed they would still be going on holidays over Christmas, as planned, before returning in early January. The Mob gave no indication regarding if they would replace Mako in the group. Mako\u2019s shock December announcement has been met by an outpouring of well-wishes and goodbye messages from the 100 Thieves family, and the internet as a whole. Enable, who recently joined the org, stated \u201cmental health [comes] over all,\u201d while CourageJD said he was \u201cproud\u201d of Mako for \u201cdoing what is best.\u201d BrookeAB, Hitch, and FIFA star Castro were also among the big names leaving messages. We\u2019re so grateful for the time you shared with us Mako. We support you and we know this community wants nothing more than what’s best for you and your future. \ud83d\udc9c \u2014 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) December 15, 2020 The Mob members each left a message beneath his announcement, too. Classify declared it was an \u201chonor\u201d to grow alongside him, while Froste said he would miss him heading into 2021. Finally, Avalanche simply said goodbye with a photo of the pair. \u201cMy guy, forever and always,\u201d he wrote, and added a purple heart. Mako also revealed he would be stepping away from \u201cthe plague that is social media\u201d as part of an extended hiatus. \u201cI used to check my timeline quite literally the entire day everyday and it was so unhealthy,\u201d he said. \u201cI haven\u2019t enjoyed it for a long time.\u201d \u201cSorry if this all is coming as a shock, I know I never shared this side of how I\u2019ve been feeling, but I really hope everyone can understand where I\u2019m coming from, and if not, that\u2019s okay too\u2026 love you all, thank you for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mako quits 100 Thieves, The Mob: \u201cI\u2019m done pretending I\u2019m okay\u201d Instagram: Mako100 Thieves content creator Joseph \u2018Mako\u2019 Kelsey has shocked fans by announcing his departure from the popular Los Angeles organization, along with four-man content group The Mob, to take a break from the \u201cthe plague that is social media.\u201d The popular Twitch and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54764\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}