Huge Ephemeral Rift Drama

[@superkamivegito5499]

The saddest part for me is if you go through the comment section on the most recent video of his. There are people pouring their heart out in concern for his well being and he's just responding with laughing emojis. His responses seem so out of character and odd.

[@zzeroara9511]

i truly believe he's snapped, there's some pretty shitty stuff on his twitter that goes years back but this feels like another guy

[@jeremymontasser6182]

Yeah to all the ppl saying he’s always been edgy, that’s one thing. Him completely disregarding and acting condescendingly towards his fans is something he’s never done before.

[@radioactive_baby]

​@@jeremymontasser6182Like, yeah. We know he's always been edgy, that's why so many people like him. But this feels a lot different than just being written off as "edgy"

[@lou2288]

The way he says LOL to anyone calling it a mental break is really really concerning. I have never seen this man act like this with his comments. I am so very worried

[@PicksVR]

This really reminds me of the Ribs situation…

[@ghostface490]

Usually, suicidal people will do one of two things before they kill themselves. They'll either give all of their stuff away to someone they know that they can trust to take good care of their stuff or they'll assassinate their own character and push everyone and anything away that way it's "easier" for them to go through with it. And this is especially concerning considering the fact that he's talking about there being a "surprise" on 10/22.

[@itsnotme8216]

Can you give me the link to the "surprise" post?

[@JuniperF]

That extra detail about 10/22 makes it that much more concerning. He's helped me, and tons of others get through tough times, to think that he couldn't take it even with all his work (art, really) is scary to say the least. All we can do is hope that he gets the help he needs before it's too late.

[@a.bunny.]

This, 100%.

[@alphaseries7251]

I hundred percent agree. I personally believe it’s easier to be seen in a really “bad light” than in a “good light”. The former is a more “no turning back” though.

[@ghostface490]

@@itsnotme8216 he said it on his Twitter account and CamNugget made a video mentioning this detail. I can't link anything on KZbin because KZbin either doesn't have support for links which is bullshit because every platform has support for links or KZbin doesn't allow links in the comments; in other words KZbin has this whole thing fucked up.

[@tillRain]

My heart sank once more when I saw Ephemeral Rift in the title again, man, shit. This literally was the man who got me into ASMR, and I've always enjoyed the positive and wholesome community around his channel. This is just really unfortunate to see. I'd really like to cope, and think this is just a case of hacked account, but it does not seem so.

[@vegetableoil4391]

I mean for copium it's possible the hacker got into his Twitter and KZbin account. But it's been five days and I assume KZbin at the least would've sorted him out by now, because when LTT got hacked KZbin solved it within a few days

[@luciisawhore]

​@@vegetableoil4391I highly doubt he's been hacked seeing as he's posted, fuckin' sucks man

[@daidokoroxd]

he was one of the people who got me out of depression, its so over

[@thebrightlight8088]

Honestly...I would still watch his videos, I don't care about what he's doing, I just want his ASMR, and that's all (The buyer is interested only in the product, not the producer).

[@milhouseaintnomeme]

It's like finding out if Bob Ross was a cannibal or secret Nazi supporter...

[@ClovisPictures]

Seven months later, I think the current state of his channel is honestly really telling. I'm pretty sure for the past year or so, Paul has been going through a sort of crisis. Maybe a mid-life crisis, or something. He has pretty much completely quit making ASMR content and has shifted towards doing "relaxing outdoor videos" that his viewerbase just doesn't click with. He does seem to be doing a lot better, and has actually voiced his rather strong distaste for making ASMR content as a whole a little over a month ago. He's seemingly completely abandoned the Rift Universe for content that he can make in a "less controlling environment". He said in a vlog of his that he quit making his traditional ASMR videos because of how much of a controlled environment you have to be in when filming, and how he often felt he had little "control" over how his videos were created. I don't mean to psychoanalyze the dude or anything, but I genuinely think that he had a mental breakdown last year and has now decided to pin the root cause of it on creating ASMR content, because of how much of a controlled environment you have to film the video in. He's still one of my favorite ASMRtists out there and I really hope he'll go back to making his Rift Universe videos soon. So do many others, I feel.

[@fruitsalad5036]

Just looking through everything, i agree. Hadn't realized he had switched up his content, personally i hope he just keeps going with whatever is helping his mental state

[@gnarwhal7562]

Honestly, I would rather he make his "outdoor videos" if it makes him happy, than continue to film regular ASMR content when he clearly has no passion for it anymore. Kanye West, for example, still releases music, but there's been a sharp drop off in quality compared to his previous albums since 2016. He's even admitted in interviews that he doesn't take it seriously anymore and pretty much just does it solely for the money now...and it shows; (not to mention, the antisemitism controversy has permanently tainted his discography for a lot of people). I fear ER would be flirting with a similar downward spiral, making content that he not only doesn't care about anymore, but actively dislikes. If you ask me though, I think he would be better off taking a break from KZbin altogether. Just based on some of the replies I've read from him on recent videos, he's still harbouring a lot of anti-social energy that needs sorted out

[@fishebola]

9 months now.. it's still just, kinda sad. Just.. sad yknow? I miss the good times

[@cedontelyar9227]

I might be wrong, but I think he also stated that he has a condition that basically makes him more and more deaf, so doing ASMR is becoming less enjoyable for him.

[@babelvaunt6102]

The pain is immesurable and my day is ruined. But this was a good truth to know, thank you Jojo

[@limaoccsal]

I feel like ER has been going through an immense mental breakdown lately to end up like this. It's all so heartbreaking, just feels like we're watching that man we all loved and respected so much die in front of us.

[@JuniperF]

From what i've seen, he's just making his opinions openly known, whereas he was a bit subtler in the past. He's already made his preference for anarchism known in his past videos, as well as his disdain for authoritarianism and organized religion (he's an ex-catholic). I agree with a lot of his views, but to brush off the holocaust and two currently waged wars as insignificant in comparison to factory farms was a blantly insensitive choice, to say the least. I'm hoping he starts putting a higher price on human life, that's all I can say.

[@UnprofessionalGriefer]

This isn't anything new, he has acted edgy in Twitter more or less for 7 years now

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

​@@UnprofessionalGriefer being edgy doesn't work if you're simulatenously being blunt. This just sounds like a sudden change in attitude.

[@GatchaUser130]

Shut up JoJo you have done bad stuff so don’t act perfect and lots of people are vegan you are not special

[@daftbanna7202]

​@@JuniperFlad he said the n word 😭 we just gonna let this slide

[@absurdjellyfish8738]

This feels a bit like a mental break. I know someone who went on a lot of incomprehensible moralistic rants before they completely lost touch with reality. If this is the case, I hope he gets the help he needs. If these are his legit opinions I really hope this is a big wakeup call for him and he can learn from this. As far as his platform goes, idk if theres any coming back from this

[@beanman9936]

guess we got another Angelica case :(

[@johnny32]

@@beanman9936 angelica, the asmrtist ? i havent watched her content in a while, what did she get involved in, if you dont mind explaining ?

[@vegetableoil4391]

It makes sense for it to be a mental break because he's been silent about stuff like this for his entire career, then all of a sudden he says a lot of controversial things all at once

[@yayeet3724]

@@johnny32 She basically became a right wing, anti-feminist christian and has been spreading a bunch of propaganda about the left grooming children.

[@absurdjellyfish8738]

@@vegetableoil4391 thats what im thinking, he's had a long career of not touching these subjects, and now hes taking such a controversial stand. I'd like to think this isnt what he wanted his image to be

[@Gaath.Gazmatum]

He does this sometimes. Back in the day he bullied a creator named Hayley for having cleavage. That's all she did. Not overt clickbaity stuff, just literally having an anatomy. He spent a lot of time and energy ranting his inappropriate misogynistic opinions, and she released one video on it and stopped making videos soon after, fully deleting her channel. Everyone quickly forgot about how he bullied someone out of a creative space and he went on to be very successful. It left an awful taste in my mouth and I've avoided him ever since, but dude has a persona he puts on, and is just not a great guy outside of that.

[@yomama2376]

Seriously?? Thats seriously crazy, this is why we need people like jojo blowing the whistle. For how wholesome the asmr community generally is, the crazy stuff seems to get pushed aside in favor of preserving the peace.

[@Zee_Kay_Jay]

Back in the day? What year did that happen

[@Gaath.Gazmatum]

@@Zee_Kay_Jay I want to say 2015ish, but I can't be certain.

[@ChaosAndAnarchy]

WhisperingRose?

[@Gaath.Gazmatum]

@@ChaosAndAnarchy Yes.

[@Moon_Child_Mari]

When I was really depressed, I also had a similar, INCREDIBLY cynical and nihilistic view on living life. Really glad I moved past that, but it’s still unfortunate to see people you used to look up to still caught in these thought patterns.

[@lukeschofield574]

Thank you for sharing

[@salvadarius4739]

Yeah, the genuine disdain he’s showing for fellow humans is… off. His nihilism has been escalating for sometime, but this is just so extreme. I don’t think the beliefs he’s shown here are ones you genuinely stand by without something being incredibly wrong in your personal life. Hope he gets the help he needs and glad to hear you’ve found yourself in a better place.

[@JackWiliams]

@@salvadarius4739 Couldn't have said it better myself..

[@TheRosarySystem]

This seems like a psychotic break to me. I've been psychotic before and when I was I said a bunch of unhinged shit. He's always been a little out there, but this behavior seems new from what I can tell. Honestly, considering the "dead and gone" video, I think that unless he gets help he's in serious danger. I hope whoever is in his life can get him the help he needs.

[@SubTonic]

Yeah, this is almost certainly mental illness. Something happened to him recently and now he's gone full self-sabotage mode. This is depressing.

[@Sufficient_Yogurt993]

welp too bad I guess

[@ghostface490]

​@@Sufficient_Yogurt993 bot detected.

[@1234-z8x]

You underestimate environmentalist twitter. Deep ecology types say some crazy shit

[@bravdoe]

I also thought after those vids he seemed off and now I know for sure that he almost 100% is having some sort of mental breakdown

[@FumeRunner]

This 100% seems like a mental break. If you traveled back in time 5 years and showed him these tweets I would be willing to bet he wouldnt believe he said these things

[@mnc4980]

He’s made misogynistic tweets against female asmr creators a couple of years ago as well if I’m not mistaken so it’s safe to say he was always like this.

[@igotcat2692]

​@mnc4980 as bad as misogyny is, it's not comparable to the stuff he's been doing recently, I'd definitely point to something majorly wrong

[@FumeRunner]

@mnc4980 if that's the case also, why did I never hear about it? I mean hell maybe I was living under a rock but I saw no videos against him, no one talking about that etc. If there really was something like that back then I'd feel like it would have to be some sorta satire

[@mnc4980]

@@FumeRunner I’m pretty sure it was at a time where not a lot of people knew about him but like I said I could be mistaken and it was probably satire but still

[@mnc4980]

@@igotcat2692 true I should’ve worded my comment better what I should’ve said is those tweets that I mentioned that I heard about could’ve been a indication that he has something wrong with. His mental health

[@ellis9505]

He's always been like this. Clearly his mental health isn't good right now but he's had this reputation for years and years

[@StormierNik]

Yeah it just seems like people are only now discovering this. People who first knew about em years ago when Asmr was still under the radar should know about this. This is completely in line with him.

[@chriswillis4153]

Yep! Used to love his videos years ago, then I began to see who he really was. He's always been an asshole.

[@thecolorjune]

Really? That’s crazy. What did he do? (I have only casually watched some of his content)

[@Komnenos83]

yours also isnt too good it seems

[@yomama2376]

@@thecolorjuneapparently he bullied some small creator off youtube for showing her cleavage… which every modern western woman including me has done lmao. Seriously crazy

[@ky7501]

This feels like an alternate reality, I would not have expected this in my entire life

[@TroubledGremlin]

Damn I started watching him in middle school. I'm 25 now and have been watching him consistently the whole time. This is just inconceivable and sad to me.

[@AJvsTheInternet]

Dude, we’re the same age. Did you start watching him in 2011/2012 as well? It felt like stumbling onto something new and weird. Like some brand new type of art form.

[@TroubledGremlin]

@@AJvsTheInternet yeah man never even heard of ASMR before I was just looking up how to play blackjack 😆

[@AJvsTheInternet]

@@TroubledGremlin Dude, I looked through his Tweets and he said something big is coming on 10/22. I honest to god think he’s planning on committing suicide. Why would he make that one video, be gone a month, then come back just to torch his reputation? I think he’s trying to sever any meaningful connection he has before ending it.

[@TroubledGremlin]

@@AJvsTheInternet Wow good point I never even considered it, but it makes alot of sense. Let's hope that's not the case despite all the nonsense he's tweeting. That would just be too sad.

[@ceooflonelinessinc.267]

Hi i am 33

[@TheUncannyDani]

Him drawing comparison to the greatest human tragedies and the meat industry, but saying he's not a vegan is definitely not a misjudged concern for the meat industry and definitely is apathetic view of hunan tragedy.

[@achairstudios8730]

Yeah, it clicked with me that him saying that "I'm not a Vegan" is him essentially either A). Making him a hypocrite to his own beliefs or B). Showing that he see people as nothing more than animals to him.

[@dearmadeline]

@@achairstudios8730umm no it's very hard to be vegan especially if you don't have the money for it. i tried for years but it was too hard. couldn't eat anything anywhere, had to constantly take supplements, felt ill no matter what. his comparison is quite accurate. all living beings are equally as important and animals do suffer greatly for our convenience.

[@davidinawe791]

​@@dearmadeline it is more expensive and it's harder to eat out but thats pretty much it. "Consantly" had to take supplements? I take b12 every 3 days and thats pretty much it. Just eat healthy and you should be fine

[@N_COutdoors]

Look, I’m no doctor, but a personality swing this extreme might be indicative of a stroke and Ephemeral might not have known he had one. Because he was such a chill and inclusive dude, I think something is genuinely wrong and he just doesn’t know it.

[@Qtae_]

not to spread his business, but he also has a tumor in his ear if i remember correctly. this entire thing made me worry something happened with that, but i think I'm just trying to find any excuse for him to not be doing this ☹️

[@Wabbajock_Dugatti]

We can conclude that all ASMR creators & fans are mentally ill in general

[@YoungHeuva]

He’s been, let’s say, erratic for years. This is not an isolated incident, rather a pattern of behaviors that have been going on for almost 10 years in the ASMR community at this point.

[@ChefGrip]

This isn't a mood swing at all hes been like this forever 😂

[@ben-hurray]

@@YoungHeuvait’s certainly a peak though, or people wouldn’t be going batshit crazy

[@joshuakram]

I've always suspected that ER has some kind of Manic disorder just based on the way he has acted in a few non roleplay videos. I was kind of hoping that those were just him playing another kind of character. If he does indeed suffer from a mental disorder then we should all try and be compassionate towards this man. That being said, mental illness is not a hall pass to do or say anything you want and if he indeed needs help then he is responsible for seeking it.

[@dchez821]

Yehhhh idk, it kind of also seems like he is just a terrible human. He has made extremely controversial claims in the past wayyy before this ‘snap’ He has been saying racist things for years honestly, even some of his older videos from literally 11 years ago would talk about disturbing things like sex trafficking and slaughtering animals and how the world ‘refuses to pay attention’ which is true, but he would bring it up in a very aggressive way He has had these opinions for a long time and people need to actually realise he might not be a good person at all.

[@Cam-rp5sw]

@@dchez821 somebody said something racist in 2011? wow so unusual

[@GriffithFromBerk]

@@Cam-rp5swokay I get not understanding what is and isn’t okay through the times, but you worded that like it makes it okay that he said it that year 💀 If someone says something racist, that doesn’t make it okay no matter when

[@44SCB]

@@dchez821 I saw a video where he straight up embraced communism.

[@secondbreakfastpip540]

​@@44SCBthat's literally not even related to this.

[@absurdjellyfish8738]

This makes me so sad, he seemed so down-to-earth. You really never know someone huh

[@pyrothekidd]

Literally the last person you'd ever expect, too. Absolutely insane

[@GrimDoesMineCraft]

@@pyrothekiddoh I don’t know about last person I’d expect, he’s been well known for going against the grain with his content, now he’s done the same with his Twitter opinions

[@PredatorH2O]

Ig it's a thin line between down to earth and off to space.

[@jarofpickles4057]

He seemed so down to earth because he talked about one aspect of his life in videos online? You need to stop idolizing people and expecting them to be infallible.

[@absurdjellyfish8738]

@@jarofpickles4057 never needed him to be an idol 🤷‍♂️ just thought he was a reasonable guy and sad to see otherwise

[@roonster1324]

I’ve been subbed to him for years and years at this point, this is all news to me and I’m super shocked about it but I have noticed a somewhat drop in his quality over the years. Hope his wife and kid are doing alright

[@Christian___]

He's always been like this, he got cancelled before for his 4chan style 'humour'. Jojo was also recently defending himself for making light of child molestation. They're both hypocrites.

[@heart3330]

@@Christian___ Woah you got proof on that there?

[@yorkkroll4887]

​@@Christian___ source?

[@Christian___]

@@yorkkroll4887 He explains it in the video he uploaded before this one.

[@zarrowthehorse]

What about him?

[@BowieIsBored]

I feel weird for hoping he’s having a mental health episode, but Uncle E has been such a big comfort for me the past few years that I really just don’t want to except that this is the kind of guy I’ve been taking comfort in.

[@zzeroara9511]

honesty, going through his twitter....i think this side of him has always existed, just not on KZbin and not as bad. just recently he went on a huge tirade....defending the use of 'retard'?? and he's said some very rude, fucked up shit to female ASMRtists years ago

[@lilpajsandpeary9259]

True…Its just what twitter does to people

[@curtisvenom32]

He’s definitely going through a lot, this honestly seems like a cry for help.

[@pieguy6992]

He adamantly holds that he’s all fine and nothing’s wrong, but I don’t believe him. I’ve said it on Twitter and on KZbin, I’ve said it to him directly, and I’ll say it here again: it’s not what he’s saying that’s putting me off, it’s how out of character it is.

[@curtisvenom32]

@@pieguy6992 For me it’s both… because that sort of approach and viewpoint isn’t healthy…(it’s also not very logical) We are animals as well, we use other animals for energy and consumption. Belittling and treating war and people dying in these wars is nothing to joke or laugh about, which is pretty what he did. It’s disgusting behavior, and he seems very much out of touch…

[@aliyusufsarsaltkoglu]

For some reason this reminds of the ribs

[@maxbrown8044]

Ephemeral Rift suffered from drug addiction throughout much of his life, and he had a variety of mental health issues when he was younger. I would not be surprised if this was a relapse or some major mental health event. It could even be related to his home life. It seems like he wants to sacrifice his whole career.

[@Yungknown]

What is your source for this? The worst thing I’ve ever heard him talk about was smoking cigarettes or something.

[@angelduran3236]

@@Yungknownidk bout the drugs but some of his earlier videos from years ago have titles that include suicide, depression, mental health

[@smugle629]

​@@YungknownNot cigarettes, Marijuana.

[@Gabdobee]

@@Yungknownmany of his old videos from 7 odd year ago 👍🏼

[@Marisa_enjoyer]

Odd that you are blaming it on "mental health" and one sentence later you are berating him for "sacrificing his career". Have some consistency

[@WhatsanEngler]

My uncle had a depressive psychotic break a few years ago that lasted for months before he went back on his medication and got additional help. He said some things in person and on social media he will never be able to take back. It may be the same situation here.

[@vanessaashford9203]

yeah I struggled with bipolarity and opioid addiction (the latter basically came about in large part because of a reckless drug binge during an extended manic episode) for years, and am convinced that social media is one of the worst things for mentally ill people that has ever existed, like I destroyed countless relationships, burned so many bridges, and while thankfully most of it is either not public anymore or not attached to my real world identity (I mean, I don't even use my real name on here), I still had an irreparable negative effect on a lot of people's lives, and have kind of just had to accept that there's a lot of people out there who will never trust me again because of it, and who I probably can't even truly apologize to, the best I can really do now is just to try to be a better person and not repeat those same patterns of behavior in the future. Ngl, though, seeing people in their 50s like ER *still* having episodes where they engage in this type of behavior scares me, as it makes me feel like I'll never *truly* recover, and will probably always be one spell of bad mental health (or drug relapse) away from being a complete piece of shit again. Some days I kind of feel like I'm doomed to eventually either destroy every relationship I have, or end my own life, or possibly both. Honestly, Kanye West is another person I look at and am just like "Jesus, not even wealth, fame, and tons of resources can save people with these tendencies from themselves, what chance do I have???"

[@nickdotjpg]

this is gut wrenching. this man (no disrespect to you at all here jojo, you're tied at 1st with him so do not fret) is my favorite asmrtist of all time. i love his sense of humor and dry and to the point takes on things, but this is disturbing and frankly disgusting. i'm ashamed of this behavior especially from him, someone who seemed well educated and vocal about ensuring others were well educated as well. such a shame.

[@Oxijinn_]

It is really a shame. He was one of my favourite ASMRtists but I really don't think I can listen to any of his content anymore, or if I do it won't be the same "fun and quirky" Uncle E I knew.

[@Rimmy_]

man why does shit like this always happen :/

[@scamon4u]

A man go sac, You Unitedstateans are soft af. Any little thing someone says hurts y'all. What disgusts me the most is seeing white people crying for this

[@Tubeytime]

His political takes have always been uneducated and his ideas about society have always been edgy as fuck. He was never someone to look to for political wisdom. These are the shower thoughts of someone who has a verified track record of despising modern society. There is absolutely no shock here for anyone with knowledge of his formative years. Is it disappointing to hear him say this out loud? Yes. Is it shocking? No.

[@tjdw5251]

something is so not right with him. i mean he must be having some kind of mental crisis because this is so out of left field

[@zombiegrls]

Honestly, I can’t even say I’m surprised something like this happened because of the “things I’ll miss when I’m gone” video. It’s just so disappointing.

[@galethsaldor8293]

This isn't his first rodeo. He has a history of some insane rants. He also did alot to drive other Asmrtists away from working with him.

[@BradsPitts.]

Makes me wonder if this is why Phoenician stopped working with him

[@fishypirhana246]

I was gonna say, he would make awful comments about Maria from Gentle whispering and other female ASMRtists directly in their comment section. This happened nearly a decade ago now, but surprised at the community amnesia to this.

[@LordVader1094]

​@@fishypirhana246Yeah everyone is acting like this is new. But ER has done it before and WILL do it again.

[@abyssoflore3211]

​@@fishypirhana246what kind of comments? I had no idea

[@kaykaybee]

@@abyssoflore3211I second this, what did he say in their comments sections ?!

[@donnie-ix8om]

both n-words, the f-slur, and the r-slur. bro’s going for a quadruple kill 😭😭

[@fivepebbles876]

finally someone talking about the r slur! when i tried to bring this up i was told it's not a slur and i'm too sensitive

[@Wad797]

What is f and r slur?

[@donnie-ix8om]

@@Wad797 f-slur is f*ggot and i can’t say the r-slur; look it up

[@pineapplesodah]

@@fivepebbles876Yeah and it’s not

[@ElementtSMB]

​@@Wad797fah gott, and rea tard

[@daxballinger1830]

The fact he can say the things he’s said and still have people care for him and hope he’s ok just speaks volumes to his impact in the asmr community. I seriously hope he gets better or the situation itself at least does.

[@MrSen4lifE]

You might start thinking ASMR and mental illness have some overlap

[@nikolaigoven9575]

I mean...he has a point..

[@Yasha277]

If you check his videos a bunch have actually been actively promoting his fucked up ideals. He's been making it into a crusade, which is further compounded by him skimming through comments of all the people who said he convinced them and he gives them his approval.

[@maniac9046]

If this guy was my dad I’d be so disappointed

[@UnitedSolesofAmerica]

@@MrSen4lifE it's starting to seem that way. Where it has all gone, from most women sexualizing with mentally ill things like ear licking and depressing girlfriend role plays, to obese and grotesque mukbang videos, the content creators have gone in a very mentally unstable and satanic route. Unfortunately, the ASMR Community does not seem to have a problem with this, so I'd say both the performers and the audience are very downhill. Reason why I decided not to start an ASMR channel.

[@zardthedragon1896]

I guess this would be a good example of parasocial relationships. What we see in ER's videos is a well situated, wholesome guy just wanting to help people relax in his videos, but we never see what people like these do when they aren't behind a camera. I do genuinely hope this is some misunderstanding or hacked situation but I'm not sure if i can hold out hope...

[@fabian268]

To be fair this isn’t like a discover on how he acts behind closed doors or something. This is stuff we can publicly see. Though looking at his twitter, it seems like it is him because he went on for a few days about needing stuff like a blouse and makeup for his next video. And today we see him in fact wearing makeup and a blouse. I will also say, looking through his twitter, it seems like yeah maybe he was always sort of like this (he made a poll asking if he should do “how to be a r-word ASMR”) which a lot of people would definitely say is offensive. This just got more traction because of course the n word is a more sensitive topic for most people and i assume most viewers didn’t know of his twitter

[@LuisLupina]

@@fabian268 Can confirm, I didn't know of his Twitter at all

[@onezerozeroonethree2369]

Yep, sounds like rift. I remember a video where he said the only reason he didn't make a video where he says slurs the whole time is because his wife argued against it.

[@Floaty8008]

@@onezerozeroonethree2369oh damn actually? I thought he has dementia now or something

[@syrehn7684]

@@onezerozeroonethree2369his wife is clearly smarter than him then, considering he just destroyed the career hes been building for so many years.

[@RaichuWasCancelled]

he literally got possessed by an edgy 14 year old wtf

[@virg0_lem0nade]

His personality has always been like that. He's known for making creepy comments at women, and even extremely hateful comments towards women who are more successful in the ASMR community than he is.

[@DragoEpyon]

Has he ever been anything but? Little twit couldn't take two steps without proclaiming how much of a fedora tipping atheist he is.

[@tbprodutions]

All men in their 50s go through that

[@autozone5695]

Hes always been like this, just look at his political takes lmao.

[@adrianaslund8605]

The guy is eccentric. He doesn't have a family. He doesn't have those things that make you develop into what people imagine a middle age person to be like. He's just an old H.P. Lovecraft loving Gen X metalhead. With Gen X metalhead opinions. It's not that far from like something Morrissey or Kurt Cobain would say or something. All those cynical rockstars were basically the basis of the "edgy 14 year old" archetype. And this guy is a living survivor of that era.

[@freshntoasted]

I don't know how to feel. This man has been the one person to help me sleep for almost 5-6 years. He made me feel loved and accepted during pride and his characters have always been important to me. I really hope this is just some kind of mistake related to mental health. Very sad :(

[@aidanmurphy8069]

Stop personally relating to strangers because they give you dopamine

[@hugosenet]

For real, this is all so.... Shocking... I don't know how to feel but I know I don't feel good about it, at all

[@cj_mrgoldenfox15]

Same here. If any updates happen, keep us notified

[@deepcrab]

You shouldn't have ever become attached in the first time

[@whereisdonnie]

@@deepcrabyeep

[@Kaleestraza]

This has happened before tbh. Some years ago on Facebook he went nuts with misogyny. He even creeped on female asmrtists. It’s why his content is banned on /r/asmr.

[@Sikanda.]

Exactly! This kind of behavior isn't new. It's time people see how creepy he is online.

[@loveinthematrix]

Oh wow. Where is that info

[@gogglespisano24]

Bingo!

[@Dumpsterborne]

Dude, thank you. I thought I was going crazy. He's been like this.

[@Setsunaii]

I’ve seen these screenshots that you’re on about and tbh I don’t think they’re bad. The amount of female asmrtists that are only popular because they sexualise themselves is silly. They don’t work anywhere near as hard as some of the smaller channels yet make so much more money because they have boobs. Also the Facebook account is clearly meant as a parody of his character. Not of Paul himself.

[@NerdStuffing]

He was always rocking back and forth mental health wise and from my understanding i think hes finally fallen. Which is so fucking horrific to see as ive suffered something very similar but managed to barely not get into this sort of thing. Just sad to see anyone like this.

[@jahdhdoflkdkwja]

I agree. Good to hear youre doing better! Im also sad to see him acting this way doe..

[@LittleGlockLittle]

Same here, he's definitely in a rough spot mentally and hopefully will be able to get past it. I'm glad you're doing better now though

[@frankthatfunks2428]

Bro his tweet saying the Holocaust is nothing compared to livestock killed over the years was crazy as fuck 💀 everything else was like not as bad imo

[@MadBrax]

This is the saddest fall from grace I've bare witness to personally. Genuinely one of my favorite ASMRtists of all time. Crazy how fast it's all gone down hill too.

[@hughwilliam4039]

I ignored the horrible stuff he said on twitter initially but the way hes responded is so disappointing. Was on his yt and twitter replies earlier and was gutted with his behaviour, its so pathetic, childish and arrogant. Whole situation is nasty.

[@kingstogodshm3251]

His human terrorism thing against animals is crazy

[@CinnaBunBear]

he like did a 360 and fell out of nowhere

[@siniminm1336]

​@hughwilliam4039 genuine question why do you care? How does this actually effect his content or your life in the slightest

[@ben-hurray]

@@kingstogodshm3251is it really?

[@grapiii]

This is genuinely upsetting. Jojo, have you reached out to him to at least ask if anything is wrong? I could never have believed that this guy would ever so much as think to do this.. Edit: I've just seen a comment by @ghostface490 which actually gave me chills. More reason for Jojo to speak to him personally.

[@PomadaGaming]

please

[@JiffaTube]

Some people have bad views, that's it. There doesn't always have to be an excuse unfortunately, they just hide it well. They deserve criticism and deplatforming.

[@HoneyDog]

​@@JiffaTubeThere doesn't always have to be an "excuse", but there also doesn't always not have to be some reason behind things. Honestly dude could be fucked up mentally. I have no way of know, just doesn't seem in character for him. Of course I can't make judgements based off how someone presents themselves online, but I see no reason why he would choose *now* of all times to basically self-detonate. I don't think ER is stupid, I think he probably understands that people are not going to receive his tweets in a positive manner, and that this will fuck up what he has going. So I don't really understand why it went from 0 to 100. But idk. We'll just have to see I suppose. It's a shitty situation for sure.

[@thanosthemadtitan1788]

@@JiffaTubeMost of the time I don’t believe that people should be cancelled for what they say. There’s a lot of obvious exceptions. Now I haven’t seen fully what he’s said, but based on what I’ve heard about the comments he made, it does sound pretty bad. I’m hoping we do get an explanation from him if that is the case. And yeah, sometimes there isn’t an explanation for peoples shitty beliefs, but knowing this dude on KZbin for years now, and knowing that he is a good person, definitely leaves me hopeful that something strange just happened.

[@tannerwarner753]

@@JiffaTubelike you

[@petitplushproductions]

Wait.. Uncle ER has drama?!

[@levimurdoch3918]

uncle er didnt take his meds this morning

[@blacksnapper7684]

Uncle ER is the best name

[@petitplushproductions]

@@blacksnapper7684 ik

[@glocktaivious8825]

Allways have been

[@Princess_Aurora]

Wait, I thought he was holesome

[@47tuc]

I stopped following him years ago because of his weird and aggressive misogynist posts on facebook towards other (women) ASMR artists... I was heartbroken after that. I thought he could have changed after all this time, but it has gotten worse.

[@Girlygirlemc]

Yes!!! Most people seem to not remember this but to OG asmr-ers it’s not too surprising

[@nzephier]

Came here to say this!

[@ManciasTorres]

I've been saying it for a while but I'm kinda glad people are realizing now. It sucks because a lot of people take a liking to him.

[@rivetsquid8887]

Thanks you! Watching that seemingly disappear from consciousness as other asmrtists got a ton of heat for way less was incredibly surreal. Like those were not small names for the most part either.

[@dchez821]

This has been going on for 11 years with no spotlight on it. He made so many creepy ASMR videos when he started 11 years ago, and shared a lot of his controversial points on Animal rights, prostitution, child pornography and child sex trafficking which were delivered in a very aggressive way, On twitter over the last 5 years he has slowly lost his filter and it seems that December 2020 was the point he started this decline into negativity, slowly removing his filter and since Jan2023 has become more and more himself , and its a bad person who is emerging and he shouldnt be getting any support at all for this This is just a classic case of bad person pretending to be good until they cant hold up the disguise anymore.

[@Jah2x.]

I’m fully aware that these content creators have lives outside of their channels but man it’s just sad to watch channels I basically grew up watching completely shit on the viewers so abruptly. I come to the Asmr community to escape all the problems of the world and get a good nights rest. To top it off I was hoping that he could somewhat salvage a decent apology but the video couldn’t be more far from it. Nearly half an hour of him basically saying I’m not sorry for what I said, your all just to sensitive. He even hit us with the cliché “I have black friends” response and not once mentioned anything about the disgusting comment he made about the holocaust.

[@JohnDoe-ligma]

I'd say get over it and separate the content from the person. I honestly never gave a fuck about the guys views. I just liked his videos. They were cool. So he can say whatever he wants. Doesn't bother me none

[@Jah2x.]

@@JohnDoe-ligma To each is own, hard pass for me though 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@JohnDoe-ligma]

@Jah2x. that's you bro.

[@stevenclark5173]

That's me too. I will not support a living artist who is doing or saying reprehensible things. Sad to say that I might consider going back to his channel if he dies but that's where we're at. @@JohnDoe-ligma

[@Mechanomics]

@@JohnDoe-ligma Yeah? They never said otherwise. You're the one doling out unsolicited advice.

[@thomasmacdonough288]

Many years ago, in an ASMR lets play, ER talked about a time when he considered offing himself, but decided against it. I hope he isn't burning bridges in preparation of trying again. I can't really be sad or mad at him, at this point I'm mostly just worried.

[@mushroomdamush]

I recall him saying it in a Minecraft let's play as well, as i remember

[@JGT-yd2wx]

Holy shit that might be it.

[@vanessaashford9203]

yeah he's talked about ideating a fair amount in the past, and has actually made multiple anti-s--cide videos, so this recent spiraling is definitely worrying. I don't know if burning bridges to end himself if necessarily my first assumption here, I'm leaning more toward some kind of manic episode or possibly something substance-related (or both), but I certainly wouldn't rule it out, either, like really just no matter how you look at this whole thing, *something* bad is going on with him it seems like

[@nubbon]

This is the craziest and weirdest timeline. It just feels incredibly wrong that ER has gone this route…

[@gogglespisano24]

He's done this before. He caused drama unnecessarily years ago. This is not new

[@rplenkers9240]

​@Steve1989MRElnfoive been watching his videos for abt 7 years and while he said and done some wild things in he past this is extremely out of character. Idk what the hell is going on but im hoping its sone kind of mental break or stroke or smth cause this is honestly not the kind of person i thought he was

[@Tuck93093]

@@gogglespisano24glad others remember lol. Dude used to be an absolute tool. Not shocked it’s come back out.

[@Tuck93093]

@@rplenkers9240he used to be an absolute tool on Reddit and in his comments. Not to this level but it doesn’t shock me.

[@rplenkers9240]

@@Tuck93093 yeah I've since learned that. I've completely stopped watching his videos simply not supporting a racist asshole that would downplay literal genocide for a weird veganism movement when he himself isn't even VEGAN. he's straight up gone off the rails and I'm pretty much done at this point

[@prestyy]

I know asmr is your main thing but this channel is a gem. Its genuinely a refresher in the genre of commentary channels. Its nice to actually hear analysis and not just summary all the time.

[@dankim7831]

My partner had a grandma who passed but they said she would make out of character things like this when her memory started to fail due to age... she was a devout christian who was quite liberal... she was the marva andor of her community. Then she rambled on about things in a negative way. Things she actively took part in, like women's suffrage, helping single mothers, etc. She slut shamed women and called single mothers "whores". It was very not like her. This all ended up being the result of her Alzheimer's I'm worried something similar is happening to ER

[@Saffron-sugar]

Whaaa?! Someday you will understand that 50 is just not that old. Alzheimer’s, aged dementia, senility….Not a 50-year-old thing.😂 You may be of an age we are 50 and etc and the same to you. But it’s 30 years. If your young then 30 years must have some sort of impact on you

[@dankim7831]

@@Saffron-sugar never said 50 was old...? Where did that even come from? Early onset Alzheimer's is a thing too

[@atheon596]

@@Saffron-sugar Bro people can get Alzheimer's very early on in their life. And where did OP say that 50 is old, tf?

[@anviil1417]

If this were his only break like this I would agree... But it isn't in the slightest. He has always been like this to an extent; maybe some personal events pushed him over the edge? I have no idea and it isn't our right to know I suppose. Regardless, it truly is heartbreaking

[@rgbhgf]

I started watching ASMR like 4 years ago, and started with Uncle E's Corvus videos. I've looked at the Twitter, and it's just fucking gut-wrenching. It doesn't make sense to me considering how I've always seen him. It bloody hurts. Edit: Surely something fucking happened in the four weeks he disappeared. It's incredibly disappointing to see him turn to this.

[@paigebernard583]

him saying crazy shit outta nowhere seems like a mental breakdown

[@tigrex3622]

Ive also been watching his videos for 7 years and this defo feels like some sort of mental breakdown or as if the internal thoughts had broken out which is...a lass

[@ragnard0967]

Probably got hacked, nothing new.

[@enthiegavoir5955]

He had anarchist views tht society is bad, this feels like he's decided to throw his hands up and let his anger at the world out.

[@JuniperF]

​@@enthiegavoir5955It's too easy to just give in to nihilism with the world as it is right now. Hopefully he can work through it and put a higher value on human life. Although there's more than just anarchists that disagree with how western society is run, that's for sure.

[@peaceful6571]

He just posted an ‘apology’ video, and it was in no way a true apology. He essentially said “I’m sorry you were sensitive”, and then seemed to take more issue about people calling him racist rather than his use of the n word. He never even mentioned his Holocaust comments. I never would’ve thought Rift would be like this, I’m just so disappointed

[@peaceful6571]

@@gkrein unfortunately.

[@infinitymixyt]

⁠@@gkreinits a strange pattern recently with asmrtists saying/doing wild stuff. im so disappointed with Angelica, she was one of my favs.

[@forceuser609]

You don’t even know him get over it

[@DBTHEPLUG]

​@gkrein Angelica didn't do anything tho. If you have a problem with her being religious, that's your problem.

[@IdiotBoxProductionsTV]

@@infinitymixytprolly cause they’re people just like keemstar or anyone else and have skeletons and dirt. Just doesn’t fit the asmr vibe but we’re content creators too

[@potato1674]

As a German seeing ER downplaying the Holocaust and Hitlers regime Made my stomach twist upside down I cannot believe someone would be that insensitive to such a devestating part of history This is so disgusting and repulsive of him Spreading awareness for the well being of animals is a good thing This isn't what he's doing It comes across like he just wants to provoke and hurt others who disagree with him

[@CasualCat64]

🐵

[@MunchieOverlord]

@@CasualCat64 you are screwed in the head my dude

[@Sunset2073]

xDD

[@joelyole3431]

entspannen

[@jonathanchandler6235]

I don’t understand how a cow has the same amount of importance as a human. Crazy to me

[@ExTeeBee]

He has a history of doing this. Every couple of years he has another controversy incident where he starts bullying people, making wildly anti-social, anti-society, takes. The guy has also been blatantly misogynist in the past. I stopped following him years ago as a result.

[@intense7536]

One of his newer tweets replied to someone saying he was lucky that his fanbase doesnt check his twitter with "that's all going to change on 10/22", wonder what hes planning

[@intense7536]

Just hope it doesn't have anything to do with a ruger

[@lauraherregodts6076]

We just can't have good things, can we

[@sleeplessstudios7626]

Ikr? I just.. I just want one good guy. Just ONE good person to stay good and stay funny.

[@samuelk842]

@@sleeplessstudios7626 I feel the exact same way. Never knew the person who helped me through my darkest moments could say such despicable shit. I admired the guy, fuck it hurts

[@aidenbuchholz3257]

@@samuelk842hate typing this out but in some ways he rubbed off on me as sort of a father figure. im feeling it with you man :((

[@Sativasoldier666v2]

​@@sleeplessstudios7626 You're naive, soft, and selfish. there will never be anyone in recorded human history who can authentically stay good and stay funny throughout their entire life, because the good can't exist without the bad, human existence is a constant dilemma, a battle between your own good and evil. You can either accept that people are flawed, or you can cry out that life's unfair, but it doesn't change the very state of nature itself. Stop setting high standards if you don't want to be disappointed, all humans are idiots, but you can still care about them despite their flawed views or opinions.

[@JessDoesArts123]

This is crazy, i always thought he was so down to earth, peaceful, and welcoming to everyone. I cant look at him the same anymore

[@JuniperF]

He's always made his problems with capitalism, religion, and authoritarianism known in his "philosophy/life experience" videos, where he was well-spoken throughout. Shame he decided to minimize two wars and the actual holocaust to "prove" his point. I just hope he starts putting a higher price on human life. Its too easy to get desensitized to it all nowadays.

[@lou2288]

This is probably what he is trying to do. To completely blow his character and make people detached from him. I'm very worried as to why he is doing this since he has admitted to bad mental health in the past.

[@Boevaia_Pelmeha]

Ugh that's so disgusting. This literally reversed all the relaxation I recieved from Rift.

[@Dr.andonuts]

true but personally that's something that i expected to happen at anytime considering his extremly diverse mentallity so he's suseptable to do many kinds of mallicious acts

[@aliceb6248]

Yikes , that's incredibly disappointing. What's even worse is that I can't bring myself to be surprised anymore. 😕

[@pyrothekidd]

That's how I felt at first. We see it so damn often nowadays, my initial reaction was "Damn, you too, huh?" It's mainly just disappointing. Not anger, not sadness, or anything like that.

[@iansantiago6526]

@@pyrothekidd To you guy's everything is disappointing, at this point you'd have to be a fucking NPC to not be disappointed. All it takes is one take, ONE fucking take and you crazies are all over it like it's the second coming of the holocaust. God forbid anyone uses the holocaust for anything else other than a historical documentary...

[@grizs_]

@@pyrothekidd Yes, exactly this! Everyone seems to go crazy. This is the year of shitty decisions i guess....

[@kamenkalchev3477]

yikes, golly gee, that wasnt very big chungus of ER!

[@frosnen]

Watching this as a both ER viewer and Ukrainian, with my father actually fighting on a battlefield for my sake, was... something.

[@liampascoe6865]

may god bless you father

[@yvonnelee4385]

I’d like to think he doesn’t actually believe in what he’s saying. He’s just doing it to participate in the drama without taking a “side.” Maybe he thought everyone would be like “yeah humans suck” or something and is now doubling down.

[@yvonnelee4385]

Not that it’s an excuse

[@categories5066]

Your dad is fighting for America's military industrial complex. Tell him to return home its not worth throwing his life away to make warmongers rich

[@loverinart]

💙💛

[@blu3_j189]

How terrible for such a seemingly good person to say such disgusting, incorrect things. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Jojo.

[@Tubeytime]

Having wrong ideas doesn't make you a bad person, and your age doesn't matter either. How you treat people matters more than your ideas.

[@blu3_j189]

That’s a good point.

[@nickc6570]

​@@Tubeytimebad people spread their bad ideas and hateful ideology

[@thijsjong]

​@@nickc6570I dont think he is bad. he is losing it. getting lost in the absurd and the grotesque.

[@nickc6570]

@@thijsjong hope he can work his problems out, but I'm not gonna stick around. This is just like the Kanye West bullshit but more condescending and from a 50 year old man

[@cattuwu4626]

Even after 9 months, he's still off of the deep end, it's crazy how deep he went out with that apology video and with his later comments/videos like the new "Message to Future Generations" or his video based off of his opinions on society/progress. He said he wished for all life too be ended in a KZbin short named "My 1 Wish" :P

[@otakunthevegan4206]

Breaks my heart, listened to him and fell asleep to him back in 2013, loved his plague doctor videos and his fallout rp he did once, but to see him fall down a mental health spiral like this is so sad.

[@shaddaboop7998]

Don't worry. He has always been like this. It's not a spiral, it's a flat line that's been going on for at least seven years. He's spent years picking fights with other ASMR KZbinrs, making truly vile public comments to upset others for no reason, ditching long time friends at the drop of a hat for reasons nobody can discern. He is a narcissist who enjoys negative attention. He's not mentally ill, he's just an extremely antisocial and nihilistic bully.

[@dylaninpieces2]

@@shaddaboop7998 In Pink Floyd's 1979 concept album "The Wall", the album's protagonist "Pink" builds a metaphorical wall around himself with all the stuff he experienced over the years representing the bricks. At the end of Side 2, Pink finishes building this metaphorical wall, and in Side 3, he isolates himself from the world by locking himself in, and was found responsive and then injected with drugs. He then gets a hallucination where he imagines himself as a fascist dictator and incites violence against other people. All of this stuff leads me to one conclusion: Paul built a metaphorical wall around himself, and has shown his true self for years with his "calm, collected and nice" persona as a mask. Oh yeah, and like the album's protagonist, the metaphorical worms are, indeed, eating into his brain. I'm not even sure if he's gonna shave his body hair off, just like in the 1982 film adaptation.

[@gurogoth]

​@shaddaboop7998 let's not bring ableism into youtube drama 🫶 that makes you no better

[@AbbyodDi]

Just remember, you never truly know someone until they show how truly shitty they are, you might get lucky and find a decent human. but it seems like thats running thin

[@ViperRulerlm]

I'm very scared about this whole situation. This clearly does not seem like the Uncle E that we all know and he's openly talked about his battles with depression and suicidal thoughts. Now he goes and starts posting these weird videos and tweets all of a sudden, and in a reply on Twitter to someone saying that if only his KZbin community knew about what was happening on his Twitter, he responded saying they will on Oct. 22. This is all genuinely frightening.

[@polk-e-dot8177]

Yeah. I'm also genuinely worried about the Oct 22 tweet.

[@brots3]

Is there not a way to get a wellness check on him

[@OMGKawaiiPsycho]

4 MORE DAYS 😰

[@wonkywaterpipe123]

You're an NPC

[@atimetraveler4910]

Also 10/22 is the name of a GUN. I'm very scared. Someone send him help asap, welfare check. Im sure someone watching knows him to send police at his house

[@andromedead]

This is genuinely shocking. It flips all of our perceptions about him being a wholesome down to earth kind man into an absolute delusional monster. It just feels unreal that someone like him would start saying such ill, gross, vile and upsetting things. I have no idea what the hell is going on in his head but he needs to be checked on, it feels like there is something terribly wrong with him. This doesn't feel like him at all and I'm sure everyone else feels the same.

[@veryepic-vl4ng]

nah he just seems really emotional about his opinions so he expresses them in controversial ways

[@treborngoochdelamarxvi9775]

HE SAID THE NIGGA WORD!!!

[@tigrex3622]

​@@treborngoochdelamarxvi9775tbh nowadays everyone still says it be it music,podcasts,etc but still the whole situation is super weird

[@ragnard0967]

Probably got hacked

[@wingsoficarus1139]

Something bad must've happened to him cus nobody does a 180 like this abruptly

[@TheDankCat127]

From someone who’s been a fan of his content since 2013 (though I haven’t kept up with his content for quite some time now), he’s always struck me as a bit eccentric and antisocial. I think this is just genuinely how his mind works and not a cry for help.

[@RM-el3gw]

yeah. He's also said/done some pretty controversial stuff in the past. This is not unprecedented for him.

[@Carl.J.Sampson]

Man does this suck. I saw somebody posted on his Twitter telling him how lucky he was that most who watch him don't check his Twitter, to which he replied "That all changes on 10/22".

[@Timmony]

Wait is he going to post these sort of things on his channel??? 😢

[@Carl.J.Sampson]

@@Timmony I hope not but it looks that way...

[@Timmony]

@@Carl.J.Sampson we can only wait and see, sadly this may be the end of Uncle ER.

[@Rhovanion85]

He will post a video about this I’m sure.

[@zuto96]

Hopefully he’s not gona blow his head off on stream

[@Max19_08]

5 Hours ago he tweeted: " Thats all going to change on 10/22 *schoolgirl giggling intensifies* " as an answer to this tweet "you are unbelievably lucky that most people who watch your content never check your twitter". I really dont know how the hell he will justify it. But it does seem to have a reason.

[@dedsheeran7456]

I really don't think he's been hacked. Have you seen his most recent video? All the comments are asking if he's ok, and he just responds with "LOL" or "yep i'm good!". He's either going through a mental crisis or showing his true colors. Regardless, it's heartbreaking. I've been a fan for years and have always felt so welcomed. I hope he apologizes or offers an explanation.

[@jasminewynne]

i can’t imagine he’s been hacked - his twitter, website and youtube have been affected. i haven’t seen the bigoted things on insta, but the same covid video got posted there and on twitter.

[@ii_dreamy_ii1836]

Can confirm this is true he did this to my comment

[@sketchthespirit]

it really is heartbreaking, to see him just act like this really shocks me

[@callmecalamity]

Nah who just up and “shows their true colors” like this one day its most likely a mental break

[@gamemeister2905]

Well, I definitely don't think he's been hacked. I also don't think it's a mental break either. I think this is some kind of social commentary he's doing, a social experiment if you will. He's always been a little weird, but never THIS weird and he's quite often disavowed the very views he's spouting right now, so, yeah there's more to this that we're just not seeing yet.

[@UnprofessionalGriefer]

He really dropped the ball with this one. He has a history of weird and aggressive rants, but this was something new. He made an apology video where he basicly apologized that people are sensitive and he didn't even address the worst things he has said

[@kittywhiskers996]

Thank you for making this JoJo. Could not have been easy to make. You were tactful, respectful and honest.

[@hotdog1175]

I bet the feeling of moral superiority he gets from this almost rivals the financial gain.

[@EphemeralCreature0]

This reminds me a lot of the Angelica situation earlier this year. They both participated in very "weird" content often and eventually hit what seems to be a breakdown. I know he has been saying some weird things for years but the situation does feel similar

[@gildahobbs8829]

What happened with her?

[@jonathanmartin4667]

@@gildahobbs8829basically went like ultra trad catholic/reactionary. Lots of transphobia, anti-communism (which is notable because of her previous politics), anti-abortion, biblical conspiracy theories, going on at least one right wing podcast/show its super weird :/

[@PrettyGirlRock1115]

@@jonathanmartin4667she did?! I thought she was being satirical

[@jimmydarm]

Interesting times we’re living in when being a Christian is considered bad. Hard to comprehend that

[@EphemeralCreature0]

@@jimmydarm Being Christian isn't bad. Using your faith to insult, demean, and belittile others is bad and not very Christian either.

[@mrcurlywurly9338]

He was such a creative and funny person, someone i thought was an amazing guy, and with what he's said is disgusting. This is just heartbreaking. Horrible stuff.

[@ratboygirl]

@@thefallenangel69not based jojo profile pic take, do better

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

​@@ratboygirl Not the hivemind reasonse you hoped for?

[@ratboygirl]

@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar womp womp

[@bluecheeta1153]

​@@ratboygirlhivemind

[@wyitzyk]

@@ratboygirl that's what i'm sayin!

[@fossilbox1991]

This dude has always been an overgrown edgelord, no mental break required. Always got weird feelings from his content.

[@RyanDaffin]

I have read through some of the tweets on his twitter and i am SPEECHLESS , of all people , i would never have suspected Ephemeral Rift could he even think those things let alone tweet them for the world to see , i am saddened 🙁

[@tripsetz]

Crazy how just a month ago there was so many people caring about this man and genuinely wanting him to be safe.. Now hes done this, ive lost all my respect for him :/

[@vividchrxmez]

Bc of a word😂

[@jamesnorth6944]

​@Chrxmez I think it probably has more to do with the tweet he made about the holocaust? But you probably didn't even watch the whole video?

[@fahrenheit2101]

@@vividchrxmez bc of literally everything he said

[@DaBaby-vm9dd]

W Holocaust. Bro probably supports Palestine

[@scamon4u]

Y'all so soft

[@evathegrand]

This breaks my heart honestly. I hope he get's better soon and realizes (and admits) how fucked up this is

[@French.Toast.5]

His apology was tone deaf and narcissistic

[@orangiat3619]

hes a grown ass man.

[@Gabdobee]

@@orangiat3619”grown ass men” can clearly have issues

[@RealMoonShine1]

They are valid points, however they are all said in very non-Shalont and sarcastic ways which has deeply upset (offended) the public. And to be frank something being fucked up or not is relative, and the general opinion now in the world is that his opinions are fucked up, but they are not really.

[@TamBanal]

@@orangiat3619 Grown ass men still need mental assistance sometimes

[@PandaMan-rc3uc]

Comparing killing cows to eat them and a mass murdering lunatic killing people just because he didn't like them is possibly the most unhinged thing I've ever seen.

[@aaroo9554]

explain why

[@unusualusername8847]

​@@aaroo9554A cows life will never matter more than a human life. Not in a million fucking year. Push come to shove, fuck that cow.

[@pixlluv]

⁠@@aaroo9554if you don't understand why then explaining it to you would genuinely be a waste of time. you will never understand.

[@Swirl_man]

This is heartbreaking for me, I have been watching him for years. He made my day so much better with his videos, I never expected him to do this. It's also absurd how some of his fans are calling people soft for being mad at rift, even though finding what he said to be shocking was nowhere near soft. I hope that whatever is going on in rifts life gets better, this is a dark day for the asmr community.

[@green_and_gold_enthusiast]

i have watched him for 4-5 years since i was in middle school im now 18 and have graduated High school. i really hope this isn't him saying these things and its just his account got hacked and he doesn't know yet but i don't think that sadly.

[@TheRealJackNGorwhatever]

@@green_and_gold_enthusiastanother possibility as people have stated on the comments is some sort of mental problem or illness

[@sylvieshuu]

This feels a lot like some sort of mental break to me. I genuinely just hope he's okay and has people to support him.

[@toryroseharris6153]

Personally, I’m very concerned about him, especially the October 22nd announcement. I’m very concerned for ever he has planned for that day. He’s currently replying to a lot of comments under his most recent videos and doubling down on his Twitter comments. A lot of the comments under his most recent video are actually coming from a place of genuine concern. I personally am concerned as well. I found him through an older video of him checking in on you late at night where you’re suicidal. In my opinion, you don’t make mental health related videos like that unless you have some relation or experience. It was a very nice video. I think his videos surrounding mental health themes come from experience. I worry that the October 22nd video will be a very offensive video with the intent to blow up his account, and it may function as a sort of suicide note. I’m definitely very concerned for the 22nd.

[@moto3463]

Contact emergency services for him asap. Something isn’t right I can tell. Or someone needs to get a welfare check on him.

[@JOEMAMA_06]

Did everyone just forget that he has a wife?

[@maxncheese5216]

That's my birthday, sheesh..

[@rokukou]

​@@JOEMAMA_06He alluded to his wife having an affair in his most recent video.

[@frog6384]

​@@JOEMAMA_06i dont want to make conspiracy theorys but how do we know If they are still together. And even If they are If she knows of These things

[@CasperSE7]

All the H.P Lovecraft influence is rlly shining in these those tweets

[@hughwilliam4039]

Does ER own a cat 🤔

[@FaithReconstructed91]

I didn't really get into the whole ASMR thing until around 2 years ago and discovered Rift and found many of his videos relaxing and developed a fondness for him. It's totally devastating that he would do something like this. It's seems that almost everyone I get into or look up too goes totally batshit in one way or another or has something tragic happen.

[@Huffman223s]

Hes literally the only asmr channel ive found myself coming back to over the years. Been watching his channel for over 5-6 years now so its definitely super sad to see this happening.

[@VoodooBrew]

God, first Angelica and now ER. I really hope they both find the help that they need

[@caneronwilson3399]

@@gkreinwho dat

[@hiwelcometochillis5140]

nononoNO OMG WHAT HAPPENED WITH ANGELICA ??????😭😭😭

[@e.vanl.]

​@@hiwelcometochillis5140she has this side channel that's basically her just ranting for 20 minutes or more and she has recently made all these queerphobic comments and said she's become a Christian but it feels like she's just snapped and lost it somehow. Fyi, her becoming Christian is not the thing people are upset over, that's absolutely fine. But she's just turned her back on the queer community after posting so many of her most popular videos that have themes surrounding queerness and also being a safe space platform for so many.

[@jushuji]

And Dana asmr

[@braules]

@@hiwelcometochillis5140Went full on tradwife after her very well non leftist ideas being expressed on her videos for years. Literally in the flip of a switch she became a different person

[@JoeySkellington17]

I used to listen to his Corvus videos every night for two years. I stopped when I realized he was going insane.. I figured I should protect my own mental health.

[@coleslaww8925]

Man this is genuinely upsetting to hear i would have not known about this if you hadn’t posted this jojo thank you. I have been watching uncle e grow and succeed with a very positive community and seeing him post these acts just sucks tremendously.

[@Zoodude254]

ASMR artist try not to lose your mind challenge (impossible). Gwen, Angelica, and now EP? Got DAM we're dropping like flies.

[@lingonberryjam320]

There will always be "drama" istg

[@sklss]

​@mandarinablue8438Gwen Gwiz

[@soupertrooper3864]

Angelica?

[@Zoodude254]

@mandarinablue8438 Gwen Giz, the ASMR->OF->right wing pipeline. She rebranded to "Gwen the milkmaid"

[@Zoodude254]

@soupertrooper3864 She does very "out there" RPs like, which were cool for a while but then they started a right wing bent. Now she's gona full basket case, claiming that sex work is evil and corrupts girls, and has fully gone over to the other side.

[@SkyeBerryJam]

His apology was so bad too what the hell. He used extra slurs in his apology post, refused to address the holocaust comments and laughed at and made fun of fans who were genuinely concerned. Then his apology video was basically calling everyone sensitive and still ignoring everything but the N word situation. Im so disappointed I dont even have the words to express it. Wow, this video made me aware of even more than i previously was. I'm absolutely baffled.

[@RickGrimes12777]

The thing is every one is sensitive these days

[@SkyeBerryJam]

@@RickGrimes12777 you have entirely missed the point and shown me that if you do have a brain it's about the size of a small tree nut

[@whiote1841]

Kinda reminding me of the animator, Ribs

[@marccram2664]

​@@RickGrimes12777they are, but him being a cringe wangster isnt fun to see

[@EyePatchGuy88]

​@@marccram2664 That's because you're soft.

[@xanderdouglas8912]

As a black dude, I respect his question, but not in the fashion

[@jcupgif]

LMAO

[@jml1715]

If it were just tweets that were posted, then I would've just thought it would've been a hacker trying to extinguish his reputation. However, seeing how he posted about his new video without deleting the notorious tweets and also his blog reflecting what he was saying on Twitter, I think it's pretty probable that he posted those tweets, sadly. Like many of you, and Jojo, I've been watching ER for what seems like almost a decade. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but to me, it seems like he posted some really gnarly stuff. I've seen some of his podcast and I could tell he was a very opinionated person, which can also be seen in some of his videos from time to time, but in no way did I ever see this coming. I love ER, but if it turns out what he did is actually him, then there would be a sour taste leftover in my mouth and I might not be able to watch him anymore. I hope this situation is all a whole misunderstanding.

[@paigebernard583]

yeah. i think theres a possibilty of some mental issues there too

[@hakon_helgoy]

It is in fact a misunderstanding. ER has been making a bit of sharing a body with an alien. So the inhuman tweets are literally the alien using his twitter.

[@samuelk842]

I hope so too buddy

[@ragnard0967]

You know you can schedule videos right?

[@AJvsTheInternet]

This is heartbreaking man. I discovered ER all the way back in 2012 by complete accident. This was before ASMR was really in the public consciousness, and he helped me through some tough times in my teenaged and young adult years. Something feels really wrong and idk what even to say about it. It’s just so fucked up man.

[@fluffykeks7812]

Thank u for covering this, when I first saw his tweet I was really concerned, but now I'm just sad or rather scared? I dunno why.... ;_;

[@Saffron-sugar]

To all of you saying, he’s a little old man, senile and has Alzheimer’s.… Just wait till your older. You’ll realise that 50 is just not as ancient as you think. There is clearly a problem. But, it’s not old age kids.

[@MFLimited]

Young people have time dysmorphia. 30 years seems long to them. Yet, they thing 50 and 80 are the same thing. 😂 But, in their defence, he looks much older than 50. Brad Pitt is like 60 and nobody calls him a senile old man.

[@impartialthrone2097]

I mean, early onset dementia and Alzheimer's is a thing, but I'm not saying that's what's going on here. I don't know enough about the situation to say anything definitively.

[@bryandaslime]

This genuinely is so sad to see, such a good creator that apparently WASN'T GOOD AT ALL! (BEEN WATCHING SINCE 2018)

[@mikathomo391]

So some cringe views makes him a bad person?

[@Greentallbox]

@@mikathomo391 did you watch the video 🤦‍♂

[@ConnerHarrington-wh2bi]

@@mikathomo391it was a little more than cringe views bud

[@bryandaslime]

@@mikathomo391 There ain't no way you watched the video

[@paigebernard583]

im wondering if this is some sort of mental breakdown

[@dropdoejenna8542]

Are we sure like he’s okay? He has talked about having mental issues in the past so maybe this is a break? Like over seventy tweets in a day is concerning. Obviously he should still take accountability no matter what happens. Like keeping a facade of caring about people for over ten years and being clearly educated to abruptly being like this? Like this is very idk. Something more to this, at least I hope there is.

[@thehermit8618]

Its very unbelievable isn't it? The tweets don't really read like him either. Idk what it is exactly but i cant help but feel something fishy is going on

[@dropdoejenna8542]

@@thehermit8618 Yeah like it’s clearly him posting it because of the videos and pictures being posted are him but it’s not how he talks or acts. Well in a sense yes, but things he would never have said before and to the extreme.

[@thehermit8618]

@@dropdoejenna8542 if it turns out it really is how he feels and it isnt someone hacking him or some kind of dark joke in poor taste its really saddening to see these events unfold the way they seem to be doing. I expected this from anyone....but never him. Perhaps its true what some of the edgelords say that we got too attached and idolized him and at some point forgot he was a real person with all that entails and thar just like us, he has his unsavory traits which we never really saw until now

[@neckbackcripplinganxietyattack]

Sounds like Angelica all over again

[@LiamMcBride]

The only accounts that Tweet that much are massive news organizations

[@primarythief4925]

im honestly in shock, cause what the hell...? he was one of my fav ASMRtists and I don't even know what to think anymore

[@coraavenue1941]

There is a something called a protein storm in the brain when people are deeply depressed for a long period of time. Basically, the brain starts to deteriorate and die neuron by neuron. It can cause personality changes, rage, erratic behavior and usually ends in violence to ones self or others. Its a debate whether its the cause of depression or caused by it. A similar protien storm can happen in the brain to someone suffering from the effects of repeated concussions. I really hope those closest to him see these comments and bring him in for evaluation. It would most likely save his life.

[@xMari2130]

You have any research websites for this? I'm interested

[@santa_christ]

@@xMari2130Beta-amyloid build-up in the brain is thought to lead to Alzheimer’s. Plaques of the protein accumulate in the brain, then disrupt neuronal and cellular functioning. Another protein called tau can accumulate in the brain similarly. Sorry I can’t be more specific, I’ve only been reading up on it lately - try Googling some of those keywords though

[@104the]

He’s gotta be having a mid life crisis this ain’t him

[@centurion735]

I hope dude

[@Neon_Daze]

I'm actually really worried about him, this seems like a serious mental issue, I really hope he gets help for this

[@putitinreverseterry]

I hope he gets help for the sake of others, but I don't care at all about his well being

[@ragnard0967]

He probably got hacked

[@Neon_Daze]

@ragnard0967 nope, he definitely didn't, he confirmed on his yt account

[@ragnard0967]

@@Neon_Daze what do you mean?

[@Neon_Daze]

@@ragnard0967 he replied to youtube comments on his own yt account saying his twitter was not hacked

[@onlychino]

he’s helped me so much these past few years. it’s so sad to see him going downhill. im concerned about the 22nd of October. I really hope he gets help. Not js for himself but for his kid.

[@yuckylaundryjuice]

With his recent "dead and gone" videos, his unannounced hiatus, history with mental health and addiction, his apathy towards the concern of others, and online outbursts, these are clear signs he has either snapped and/or will take his own life. its a shame what age and sickness do to a man. the most creative people are always the most troubled and i hope he goes in a less turbulent way than i think he will.

[@NerdsPsychoticInterlude]

this isnt his first incident and hes been having "spells" of mental lapses like this for YEARS. His content is literally banned on R/ASMR bc he was creeping on female asmrtists years ago... this sounds evil but its been long enough that even if he does have some type of condition influencing his behavior, hes had to have chosen to not confront it out of ignorance at this point, as many people have brought concerns to him that hes brushed off. I hope he gets better, but im not sympathizing with him.

[@arglebargle5531]

"Chosen not to confront it out if ignorance" It's almost as though he has a condition that limits his reasoning and decision-making capabilities. There's a reason why interventions exist for people who suffer from conditions that limit their ability to manage their way of of their own problems. Telling a mentally ill person to just "confront it", especially in a society that systemically exacerbates rather than supports mental illness, is about the same or worse than telling poor people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

[@NerdsPsychoticInterlude]

what mental condition does he have? random-bigotry disorder?? i genuinely cannot think of one that suddenly makes you spew hate speech that you didnt believe in before that also wouldnt require you to just stop interacting with the public if its your job...@@arglebargle5531

[@NerdsPsychoticInterlude]

whatever he does have sure, thats an explanation, but will NOT be an excuse.

[@nana-cr1vc]

Using a mental illness as an excuse to someone’s attitudes that are just down right a hate crime against minorities is no way to go. This guy is bad, his mental state doesn’t justify his actions AT ALL, and the fact so many people in comments think people dealing with any type of mental issue can’t control their actions and will act racist/misogynistic/any other type of hate, is just downright disrespectful

[@NerdsPsychoticInterlude]

EXACTLY thank you@@nana-cr1vc

[@LemonAid82]

This actually made me cry a little because ive been a massive fan of Uncle E but then he does this

[@samuelk842]

For most nights, I've used his videos to help me sleep. I felt suicidal and depressed and his videos helped me immensely, especially that one late-night video he made on mental health (I can't remember the title). But yeah, this FUCKING sucks, one more good thing from this world sullied in the damn dirt

[@thijsjong]

Seperate the art from the artist. I know a lot of people cant. 95% of his work does not touch these subjects in the slightest. This has 2 aspects for me. Emotional contagation. And boycotting deplatforming. Both I understand. I dont have the first. I can go with the second. This would be a rational ethical decision for me rather then an emotional one. If there is any emotion in this for me I would be disappointed in him as a person not as an artist as he has great content.

[@greattitan371]

​@@thijsjongSeparating the art from the artist is kinda tough when the art has the artist's face all over it.

[@TheGrimRaper.]

How did this make you cry? what are you on about, Its just words on a screen, Just walk away from the screen hahahah

[@TheHiil598]

He was the first ASMRtist I watched all the way back in 2013. I feel like I’ve grown up with him and am hoping he’s going through something temporary and gets the help he needs.

[@Donnydoescrap13]

I’ve watched that dude for 3 years and I’m shocked that he’s said all of that I thought he was just a nice wholesome old guy but I guess I was wrong

[@orangiat3619]

your fault

[@Donnydoescrap13]

@@orangiat3619I’m laughing my ass off in the tree stand 😂!

[@ThirdDimensionalBeing]

I just got done talking about people who put all their empathy towards animals because they are cynical misanthropes today. And now I see this. One of my favorite ASMR content creators.

[@dantheman909]

It’s one thing to be against inhumane treatment of animals, but that doesn’t mean one needs to hate humans. You can love animals and be against women and children being abused. Yet the hardcore animal lovers are always anti-human. It’s indicative of deeper hurt. Also, sorry, but humans are more valuable than animals. When we start to think we’re the same as animals, then we start to treat humans like animals, as this guy seems to start doing (MJ popcorn gif about kids dying in war).

[@FactsandReelsForall]

​@@dantheman909every living being has the same value as a human. People like you also are the problem. You love only humanity and disregard nature.

[@peachpie3597]

​@@dantheman909right, which is why I think it's bullshit when they say "animals are just as important as humans" my guy it SOUNDS like animals are MORE important to you.

[@ghostsontrains7629]

i feel like people having more empathy towards animals than humans is due to the MASS lack of empathy humans have consistently shown throughout centuries, creating a pessimistic veiw to people and humanity. also creating one topic most people agree on, donr fuck with animals. i think its a mental point of veiwing how horribly humans can treat eachother while pets are loyal and loving, so when we see mistreatment towards these creatures it furthers disdain towards humans. we never see the good in the news only the bad

[@minhteaa]

@@dantheman909Okay but I still hold my cat in higher regard than anybody else cause who else with me through my shit? Nah, me and my cat are die hard homies foreva 🙌 ain’t nobody been here for me like her. But yes, somebody considering ALL animals to be above or equal to humans is unrealistic. But I don’t think it’s unrealistic to view your adopted pets in very high regard. When you take care of something, whether it be a child, a pet, even a plant, most humans will become protective over that something and want to nourish, protect, raise, or whatever to keep that safe. It’s how we are. Unhealthy attachments are a whole other conversation that would lead me to talking about earthly attachments and the issues with holding things TOO dear to your heart…

[@reggitopia]

Something must be either seriously wrong or this is extreme satire because ER from all I’ve watched for the last several years is a very warm person. In fact a lot of his videos are him experiencing a little bit of other cultures like food and such. He’s always seemed like a lover of all things human really.