The Ruthless Rise and Fall of FouseyTube

[@SpencerCornelia]

the amount of research and editing that goes into these videos always blows my mind. I don't know how you're able to release as often as you do

[@xyzmediaandentertainment8313]

Mate. Anyone who watches KZbin 8+ hours a day could tell this to you straight off the top of their head.

[@Overqualification]

@@xyzmediaandentertainment8313 Not to mention he’s never* 100% accurate.

[@theholytoilet6668]

@@xyzmediaandentertainment8313 Thing is, not everyone does. There's a reason his subscriber count shot up. I certainly don't watch over 8 hours a day.

[@alexisgc33]

he's probably not the only person doing the research

[@theholytoilet6668]

@@DistrosProjects No doubt. Depending on how heavily edited the video is, I’ve seen folks say that just editing takes at least 12 hours of their time. It’s why bigger KZbinrs just hire editors.

[@tiredallthetime1636]

It’s so difficult to watch someone embarrass themselves like that when they’re clearly having a severe mental break, it’s sad that no one close to him at the time stopped him from acting like that.

[@daryldixon3685]

It’s a problem when you have a bunch of yes men around you! Sounds like his family told him but he didn’t want to listen

[@Aliiiciiaa]

I agree with you however sometimes the being told no doesn’t work with certain people and they do as they please. Also agree with the comment, he was surrounded by yes men.

[@Ettrix]

You are not so easily going to convince a physically imposing person to do the opposite of (or stop) what they have set their minds to do, while they are having a mental break. This is the reason they invented the straight jacket, and also why orderlies are usually large/strong males.

[@loverofhumanity]

ive had friends have manic episodes there is actually very little you can do. I would beg them to try to see a health professionals but they just dont see or understand whats going on. It's a very delicate and difficult situation.

[@capricornshawty2337]

Even if they did try to stop, i doubt he would

[@musicmashups]

I feel really bad for this guy tbh. He seemed like a really nice and genuine guy at the beginning who had a lot of passion but got corrupted by fame and fortune and tortured by the pressure of being famous, which drove him nearly to the point of insanity. It sucks that such a fate had to happen to him but I hope he's in a better place mentally now and can enjoy himself.

[@coolguyishere8851]

I’m pretty sure he is! He’s helping people in Africa now, and has come back to his faith, repented to Allah (god) for the crimes he committed.

[@KanishQQuotes]

@@coolguyishere8851 As long as he is happy and lives a good life That's all that matters

[@WTFisthisshitWTF]

His antics from the very beginning were cringey to me.

[@WTFisthisshitWTF]

@@coolguyishere8851 wtf are you even talking about? You make it seem like he committed crimes against humanity 😂

[@naweedazizy1454]

@@WTFisthisshitWTF I think they meant sins 😂

[@fullybuiltsixoh]

I used to watch him in his prime, when his positivity was through the roof. His positive attitude admittedly got me through my deployment in 2015…. He’s a good example of what social media and quick fame will do to ones mind.. Always trying to push the limits only goes so far with the internet. I wonder what his life would have been had he chose a legit career path where his tenacity and work ethic would have shined.

[@lonelyyfundzz]

Lol yo bro idek how he got a picture of you in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmbp3eod5eHo7M

[@frieza2235]

He has a legit career path right now 🤷‍♂️

[@0500MUSIC]

@@frieza2235 You sound slow lmao

[@jasonrozak5757]

The thing is he was acting the whole time he's in real life an asshole

[@amostillerman7091]

There’s still time to delete this

[@lynette9815]

I actually feel bad for this one, he seems like a genuine guy who was hungry for success and worked his ass off towards that, and paid with his mental health. I hope he's okay

[@issues8084]

I don't think I could handle 100k subs tbh

[@pifandrei5743]

He was an idiot. He sold tickets to a concert , and said drake will come. He never did and he lied about it, running with the money.

[@3n3ly7m9]

I can relate to the taking long breaks. I had a channel called "Crazycatman" Back in 2016 I would upload Lets play videos of games, or tutorials, and just lots of random stuff. My goal was to save up and build a decent computer. I finally found a decent niche of hacking a few mobile games and I made many tutorials, and people paided me to add stuff to their accounts. I made enough to get what I wanted, and then I enjoyed it. I still took income for doing the hacking and it was still profitable. But it just didn't continue. I was running out of Ideas going into 2019 and later that year, I would stop uploading my 1 to 2 videos a day like I did back in 2016, 2018. A few still were able to get 100k to 300k views but that was all it ever accounted for, then I only got a few spikes of videos getting over 20k views. Eventual my lack of wanting to continue and being lazy cause I had got what I already wanted led to me not uploading any content. I still gained enough subscribers seen over the time of my inactivity. KZbin was starting to change its methods of monetization and their filter was getting a bit out of hand. On May 15th 2020 my channel was terminated, just so happen to be my last day of highschool, so yeah. All my saved videos, all my uploads, gone. 15,100 subs. Fast forward to now, I have had ideas and plans now because Im in a way more interesting situation I always wanted to be in which is messing around with my cars I have. I'm deeply in the Audi community and Lexus community that I could potential start a new channel, but yet, at the end of the day, I don't want to turn my hobbies into something I have to take care of on a daily basis, but in reality is still something that could be very profitable if done right.

[@jovantrendmaker4722]

Hope hes okay yeah but never liked a guy he just allways hops from trend to trend typicall normie

[@guitarforlife238]

i don’t feel bad for him seems like a narcissist and he’s entitled also if you ever ate my food like that i’d end up in jail because id beat some humility into him idk why people think that’s funny where i live its a lot of poverty and respect is everything if you disrespected people the way he did for money would get you killed so i just can’t relate on how this is funny or how anyone would like him but i guess people are raised differently

[@MegaTech81]

I grew up around Bipolar people and it still breaks my heart to see those going through manic or depressive episodes all while being filmed during it. Hope he's doing well right now and wish him all the best.

[@monroe8143]

Yes he’s actually sober and returned to his faith! He’s still proper active on instagram

[@evanator3521]

@@monroe8143 it is quite sad, several people in my family have it, and it sucks that so many people say that it is just him being corrupted by fame or whatever, like get the camera out of his face you’re only feeding into the mania that has very little to do with his fame

[@monroe8143]

@@evanator3521 if there’s one person who’s ever been bullied by the internet that I feel sorry for- it’s fousey. Poor guy has had some terrible influences and pressure on him. I hope he stays sober and continues on the path he’s on. But if I’m going to be honest it kinda seems like he’s traded one drug for another. Substance abuse for fitnesss abuse

[@3amDayDreamer]

I have bipolar 2 and I’m in a stable spot right now. When I see people with Bipolar disorder break down in front of world it just breaks my heart. People don’t understand what they are looking at and so people would start hounding you and criticizing you. It’s overall heartbreaking. I hope he’s doing well. Getting to a stable mood takes a lot of hardwork. It might seems simple for a lot people but it’s an uphill battle for people with mental health issues.

[@AGuy-vq9qp]

@@monroe8143 character regression.

[@halilahmed279]

Damn maybe his professor was right, doing KZbin was the worst thing he could do to himself.

[@amir021idm]

He made millions lol i want to punish my self like that as well

[@crystalgregg8567]

@@amir021idm right over your head

[@crystalgregg8567]

Shows that people don't understand a situation until there in it

[@Baba-wf4lr]

@@amir021idm says a lot about yourself if you die that money won’t mean shit

[@amir021idm]

@@Baba-wf4lr my family would have it lol

[@jeffsebestyen4666]

This older video came upon my feed at just the right time in Summer 2023. Man what is going on with this man? It is about time for an update Sunny, I know you are working on it!

[@corporatristulnr1]

Bipolar is no joke. Maniac episodes can last anywhere from hours to months. During that time (if the episode is not that bad) you can be very productive. And after that, a depression episode happens and you can literally blow away everything that you've done. Because your mood is switching from and extreme to another, it can be near impossible to stay on track. I'm sorry that people are not more forgiving of him.

[@luketurner1825]

I was quite young when the fousey tube thing happened and I was a big fan of the KZbin prankers of the time like roman Atwood fousey etc, when the fousey stuff happened i remember thinking of fousey as a laughing stock of KZbin and Rembert finding the whole breakdown thing and failed concert thing hilarious, as I'm older and more mature now looking back this was a man going through some serious shit and the youtubers who documented it painted him in such a negative light to their 1000s of very young impressionable and quite frankly stupid viewers, I see him now as a guy who was trying his best to make something off himself, he wanted the life that hed been advertised since he was young and he had the drive to go get it and thats a lot more than i can say for most people.

[@corporatristulnr1]

@@gioootalks4850 medication and therapy works. It's chronic and you will have it for the rest of your life. However, go see a specialist maybe is not bipolar. Maybe is somehting else. Maybe you don't have anything and you just need some emotional help.

[@luketurner1825]

@@gioootalks4850 I don’t know a lot about that bro, I’m not a doctor haha. If u think uve got bi polar disorder I’d go see a doctor or something

[@papayo2200]

@@luketurner1825 bro try to learn reading before writing something down 😂

[@InfoByAC]

@@luketurner1825 bro, even when I was 13 to 14, when the fousey drama was going on, I was feeling so sad for him, hes just a human like us at the end of the day.

[@ninjablack4347]

I do respect Fouseytube for making it without being born into wealth. Can't tell you how angry i get seeing "I'm just a 20 year old who didn't know what I wanted to do and now I"m living my dream on youtube!" And it turns out they live in Beverly hills and their parents own a million dollar company

[@cosmicbilly]

Lmao bro his parents were rich... he was already well off before youtube.

[@JohnSmith-vk4ex]

@@cosmicbilly 'rich' as in 'elite' or 'upper middle class'

[@cosmicbilly]

@@JohnSmith-vk4ex Not top 1% elite rich but upper middle class rich. Which is still rich

[@Rountree1985]

@@cosmicbilly he’s not disagreeing with that. Did you even read the entire comment?

[@markomaran9753]

@@Rountree1985 What the hell has youtube videos with being born wealthy?

[@thearshadmahmud]

He's the perfect example of what would happen to someone who does something without a deeper goal/purpose. Yousef was chasing the numbers.. and when he got there, he didn't know what to do. Anyone can get those numbers, what matters is the 'why'. A deeper value keeps people steady, sane, and resilient.

[@wildhonorablerose4249]

I fucking love this comment! I was thinking the same thing

[@rawalqayyum5128]

I dont know if "anyone" can get those numbers. Look at all the youtubers that never hit his peak. But I do agree with the rest of your point.

[@jeltje50]

It's the intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation thing. In the long run intrinsic motivators is what's gonna keep you going. The numbers were extrinsic. And those don't last for long.

[@rolandkaiser1753]

I hate people just deciding what the reason is. Like how do you fock ng now

[@enotsnavdier6867]

@@rawalqayyum5128 I mean Fousey proves that anyone can get those numbers. His videos were frankly dogshit, his personality wasn't exactly the appealing, and he couldn't even fall back on his looks like tons of influencers can. But because he was so desperate, willing to do anything, and clickbait the ever loving shit out of his vids, he manages to gain that many subs.

[@KristenLushia]

I would wake up every morning and watch his vlogs as i ate breakfast. I loved how open and honest he was about everything

[@fkalanzay]

SunnyV2 will never die off because he'll be too busy talking about other youtubers downfall lmao

[@fxonevr]

Thats SV2 for you :)

[@water3680]

@@fxonevr true

[@steezyastro]

smart tactic

[@JakeOO7]

2025: “the downfall of sunny V2” posted by Sunny v3

[@fkalanzay]

@@steezyastro I might start doing that myself lmao

[@otr6239]

The RuneScape background music goes hard ngl

[@wangwu12s6]

Botw too

[@tomdongerson1474]

Age of empires aswell

[@PiercedMage]

I literally thought my osrs client was playing in the background. 100% completely fucked with me

[@Carlos-lq7ey]

ikr

[@sealifes2479]

You kiddies have never played RuneScape at the time lmao

[@Henlak-]

The amount of detail you put into these mini documentaries its incredible. Its criminal you dont have more Subs.

[@kuhataparunks]

He hit 200k subs in like 4 months, at least proportionally he got good attention

[@theholytoilet6668]

Agreed. I love these kinds of documentary videos. After being introduced to Internet Historian, I wanted more, and I stumbled upon this. Binged watched all his downfall videos and subbed for more.

[@blipblop1112]

He also has his own amazon series, btw. Anyone know? I hope not

[@dsb5417]

i used to watch him growing up and it sucks how everyone treated him when he was clearly going through shit mentally, he seems to be doing good now tho

[@billbingham968]

Congratulations!I'm not a scammer who commented on this!Also if the first to comment on this comment.

[@billbingham968]

What did I just say?

[@Idk-w9n9o]

@@billbingham968 bot

[@ghostface5559]

its the price of fame. You can't expect people to be nice, you hope they're nice.

[@benben071]

This dude took to much cocaine and steroids, that shit fick you up

[@flaco9896]

vouseytube vs keemstar vs leafy is one of the greatest and funniest things to ever happen on this platform

[@renitentclaw3544]

fax

[@PRS-qh5jf]

Weird timeline

[@brianfoster6978]

Keem is a bad person, but his documentary was great. Just like a car crash, you can't look away.

[@demented9131]

@@brianfoster6978 Keem is better than just about all of the big youtubers he talks about.

[@owyemen9367]

@@demented9131 that's because hes the one that's career depends on trashing others

[@breet9499]

kinda makes me sad that he seems very genuine and up front, but he still had to suffer like this he literally said EXACTLY what he felt and somehow NO ONE around him could get him any help???

[@thewind6047]

The dude is crazy.

[@OfficialLuci]

@@thewind6047 its easy to just off someone off as crazy rather than help and see what the real issue within is ur standpoint does no good

[@JM-bx2vg]

This should be a lesson to youtubers though, don't mix your personal life on here with your channel, most people on here are braindead consumers that just want to constantly entertained, not exactly the best place to ask for help, I get someone as popular as him needing help would turn to the public but most people don't care or are living in their own world, only asking for people to tune out of what you are doing, he should have just found help privately (if that was possible with his popularity) and kept it that way. As for his content all he had to do was find something everyone would like, like I said before people are real dumb nowadays so its not a shock that it doesn't take much effort to entertain such slow ass people, he would have to do less than half the work he had to in 2013-2014 to find a new niche. But he comes across as a emotional guy and when someone like that losses control its hard to tell them anything rational, I am guessing people tried to tell him what I am saying (especially keeping a lid on everything) only to fall on deaf ears, guess this was always gonna happen, hopefully he has a good accountant/manager that would make sure he is still good financially

[@AllenReviews]

This guy is fake as hell and has lied multiple times. He may be genuine in telling how he felt, but he’s done some shady shit in the past. I don’t think calling him genuine is the right characterization.

[@turtlesquare7174]

Hes dhar mann

[@kirchscomet5767]

This hurt so much to watch, I remember being about 14 coming home to watch fouseytube every single day. I remember I missed a bunch of videos one day but one day I came back and saw the person he was, the person that had me feeling motivated to be the best version of myself, to keep going on the hard days, was lost, and wasn’t the person fousey had become. I remember when the concert incident happened I couldn’t believe it, I really hope this new start for him gets him back on track and to the person he said he wanted to be.

[@lonelyyfundzz]

Lol yo bro idek how he got a picture of you in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmbp3eod5eHo7M

[@roccovelocci]

we're going to need a part two to this video, Fousey's comeback NEEDS to be studied...

[@Aekokeebs]

Agreed

[@lilheinz9496]

Med students will study this guys footage to learn about what it means to be a narcissistic sociopath hypocritical obsessive compulsive liar. Hope it can change a person into a hollow egomaniac evil POS with no soul

[@eXit-ubermensch]

AGREED

[@MattMarkYT]

Losing motivation after reaching a goal is completely relatable. I face this as a high school student. I can't imagine how it feels with that big of a goal.

[@InfoByAC]

No cap, I'm going to grade 12, but I have failed many courses lol

[@MattMarkYT]

@@InfoByAC Good luck getting into college 😂

[@InfoByAC]

@@MattMarkYT damn bro, do I still have a chance, because I have to go an extra year in highschool

[@MattMarkYT]

@@InfoByAC I'm not too experienced. Especially missing out a year of in-person school with the pandemic. You should ask your counselor.

[@InfoByAC]

@@MattMarkYT alright

[@DCStories]

You sir earned my love and respect. Not just for the editing and the video itself but for putting a Runescape classic in the mix.

[@johnyjenodahi3546]

😭😭👌

[@kilme39]

Absolute legend. I was chopping trees in WC guild and wonder how this Lumby music came on

[@darkillusion2070]

It sounded familiar, what happen to RS?

[@DCStories]

@@darkillusion2070 Long story comrade, long story.

[@andrew2377]

@@darkillusion2070 Old School runescape has quite a player base you should try it

[@Philip_Taylor]

If he stays on his medication he's alright. If not, he ends up lifting his shirt while standing on a car in front of 50 confused people and shouting DRAAAKE

[@zlrs0113]

@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ okay seriously get a life your everywhere

[@PRS-qh5jf]

@@zlrs0113 probably just surfing the same algorithmic wave u are lol.

[@nemesis5807]

@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ that's some xenophobic shit

[@Lepend0K4287]

@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ He cant because Israel would send him to their concentration camps 😂😂😂

[@nemesis5807]

@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ Yes, I know what xenophobic means, the fact that you're telling him that and not to complain 1st world problems says it all. Are you sure you're not aware you're xenophobic?

[@spencercowley1236]

Whos here after he just swatted himself on stream and waiting for a part 2? Sunny we are waiting.....

[@TDMHeyzeus]

I'm stalking you without subscribing deal with it

[@DoodieYT]

Fousey should've spent all that youtube cash on cs:go glove cases

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

Silence brand

[@catzowatzo8246]

go open more cases with fat swedish guy and depressed danish guy instead who spend their lifetime savings on some pixels

[@BadassBobY]

Nobody cares, deal with it

[@eddief60]

gife nife plz

[@atlys258]

Sounds like he found himself in deep depression during that first 7 month break. Honestly I think it's incredible that he still had it in him to go workout and that it didn't become an impossible task, I'm glad he was still able to do something positive/constructive during that period. I'm not a fan nor have I ever watched any of his stuff, but I hope he's gotten the help he needs and is doing better.

[@Mustache_14]

Go Jim makes the voices go away

[@lonelyyfundzz]

Lol yo bro idek how he got a picture of you in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmbp3eod5eHo7M

[@86themadhatter27]

He's one of the few people i've watched on this channel that i hope is doing well today. Mental health within men especially is no joke so i was almost relieved to see him come back from 6 month breaks during this documentary

[@xavierleo589]

He was just on reality house, hit on girls way too young for him, got shitfaced and instigated arguments, then got literally knocked out and sent home. Prob scripted, but a horrible look nonetheless.

[@86themadhatter27]

@@xavierleo589 well shit....

[@Itsfalcon9]

@@xavierleo589 that was a while ago. he is sober now and turned his life around.

[@lonelyyfundzz]

Lol yo bro idek how he got a picture of you in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmbp3eod5eHo7M

[@arcane_heaven]

I went through a minute long unskippable ad to watch this, 100% worth it.

[@Elemtree]

Last time I heard that name, Colossal was still uploading... man.

[@usoppfangirl8153]

still waiting..... its been 3 years

[@DodongoManoof]

Wtf is colossal *Burp*

[@thedissidentleftist6997]

@@usoppfangirl8153 ask nerd city as well too.

[@DodongoManoof]

@Lego MOCS and reviews tnks

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

He’s so obsessed with losing his hair but he looked absolutely terrible with hair.

[@jimduggan8962]

yea but thats because his hair was so thinned out. He was already losing his hair when you see those photos/videos.

[@PeteAlexander]

I remembered I saw a video of his were he got his hair line TATTOOED 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@neoda91]

@@PeteAlexander this is a common theme now.

[@PeteAlexander]

@@neoda91 I’ve seen it done on other people and it looks good cause it’s not their entire head. But he did like half his head and by a lady that didn’t even know what she was doing 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@abloogywoogywoo]

And that scruffy beard.

[@zlrs0113]

I’ve never watched a fousey vid I’ve just seen memes about him, now I just feel bad for him

[@water3680]

does bad taste good?

[@zlrs0113]

@@water3680 lol I’m stupid

[@zlrs0113]

@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ I know obviously I feel for them way more, but his life was destroyed when he lost his fight and he got memes at him everyday and death threats till he quit KZbin

[@zlrs0113]

@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ how did he bring it on himself. Just because he lost a fight doesn’t mean he deserves death threats. What do homeless people have to do with this anyway

[@zlrs0113]

@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ yes but that was his job. If that’s your logic then you would say people getting bullied at work is acceptable, and they “brought it on themselves and they shouldn’t have that job in the first place”

[@BruTwo]

Hope hes doing well, he genuinely seems like a good guy who went through a very rough patch that was unfortunately on display for everyone to poke fun at

[@Xx_OCASTE_xX]

hes not lol

[@303TAG303]

he's lost the plot

[@Xx_OCASTE_xX]

@@303TAG303 fr

[@kieranaspinall3320]

Heads gone

[@almatuwonneh101-g3d]

Wait what happened to him 😮

[@amiradari4550]

As an Palestinian American I really liked his original content when he stilled lived at home and really embodied what it was like to grow up in an Arab family after he moved to LA I stopped watching entirely, he just wasn't funny anymore.

[@thedissidentleftist6997]

Money does it to people.

[@thedissidentleftist6997]

No matter what ethics, religion, etc money changes people.

[@obijuanquenobi1911]

@@thedissidentleftist6997 It doesn’t change, it simply reveals who you are deep down

[@senorchurro6954]

Poverty does the same thing

[@barry.b.bensonjr]

Yeah, he seems to be more happy, humble and interesting in the past...and now he just looks like another douchetuber

[@ChadMorningWood]

When I was a freshman/sophomore in highschool ~2014-2015 I would watch his daily vlogs religiously. Looking back I think I did so because at the time I was struggling with social anxiety and those videos allowed me to live vicariously. I thought he was such a bright and wonderful person from his videos, so the spiral he has gone down has been a shame to witness...

[@Scrrumy]

This one really hits home. I used to watch Yousef's videos religiously back in the day. Around 2014 was when I graduated HS and subsequently became very depressed. It was nice to have his content to rely on each day where he wasn't afraid of talking about his own struggles, mental health, etc. I actually enjoyed his vlog style videos more than the pranks. I was pretty bummed when he would take his multiple month long hiatuses. The whole "coachella" v2 event also didnt paint him in a very good picture and it was clear he was still dealing with some serious mental health issues. Overall, as someone who spent hours watching tons of his content years ago, I really do think he only ever meant to do good and was one of the few KZbinrs who really cared about his fanbase and the quality of the content he uploaded. I wish him nothing but the best honestly.

[@fuziontonygaming]

Here after he returned to IRL Streaming 💀 He never learns

[@LiveLongArtProsper]

I truly wish him all the best. Struggling with mental illness has to be one of the worst things a person can experience and I hope he's doing well. EDIT: Yousef, if you see this video and read these comments, I hope you know you have our full love and support. We all hope you get better and do what you love. You're a creative guy and i know you'll succeed. Loving yourself is not easy, but take it a little bit at a time.

[@lonelyyfundzz]

Lol yo bro idek how he got a picture of you in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmbp3eod5eHo7M

[@YungJ]

I loved watching his stuff when I was younger. I was also going through some tough depression & his honesty relating to his mental health struggles really resonated with me. Haven’t seen him in quite a while, I hope he’s doing alright these days. Edit: this video was so well done, no personal attacks or rumors, just the _facts_ - subbed.

[@reapthewhirlwind6915]

u full of yourself like fousey

[@abeplus7352]

I think his problem is a little more personal . Especially when you have a middle eastern family there's usually big stigma and negativity involved if you don't choose the traditional paths for success ie (doctor , engineer ..etc ) . I have a feeling that the family around him were not supportive of his decisions and always viewed his success as negative . A lot of the deal surrounding being part of the middle eastern family is image . and sadly half the time it's competition and your parents / uncles and aunts are very critical of what you do and how you do things . With that long preface , basically as a person it turns you into a workaholic and a machine , where you stop enjoying what you're doing but just focus on success . Even as a middle eastern guy who's been westernized and studied in the uk and works in the us i still suffer from the same thing where i want more success because i want the people who are close to me (parents/auunts/uncles ...etc) to acknowledge me . His problem was , he never tried to enjoy his life and just abstract himself from his image from his close ones . As soon as there was a set back , i'm sure like every other middle eastern guy his thoughts were oh shit they're going to think i'm a loser now .

[@sabrina.natalie]

That’s extremely profound and really insightful. Thank you for being so vulnerable Abe! 💕Sending lots of your way, because living with that amount of pressure sounds so overwhelming and draining.

[@goldenovaries]

Yes! I’m glad you said this because it’s true and I don’t think it was addressed

[@ITyraxI]

Lol yes, he cares a lot about his family's image... He abandoned his faith and culture, moved to LA and completely adopted the douchebag luxury bragging lifestyle. Someone who cares about what their Arab Muslim family thinks wouldn't have done any of that. The man is bipolar and has some screws loose is all there is to it, and lacks willpower to handle the fame and money.

[@GlamGoddes101]

@@puddlespuddles5208 it’s really sad, if you’re doing *anything* that is outside of the plan they had for you it’s a problem, you could be successful in a different way but it doesn’t matter. That’s why I think kids in this situation need to validate themselves & unfortunately stop looking for validation from family members

[@DENDEAURA]

Immigrant parents, but he was making 200k a month… using cultural dogmas for comedy, funny for the public, might have been cringe for the family maybe

[@WealthyPanda]

I never heard of his channel until today, yet watching this video I feel sorry for him, he seems genuine and creative KZbinr and between the challenge of being a KZbinr and his mental health, I understand how he got there. It is shame that he doesn't seems to get the help and support he needed. As a KZbinr who also come from middles eastern background, I understand the culture pressure that it puts on a person and the fact that mental health issues are considered unacceptable and something you should hide. I hope him well and wish him best of luck

[@justinmicahhenry1824]

Fouseytube is the living example of you’d rather die a hero then to see your self become the villain

[@atoman1650]

nah. he rose from the death.

[@abhisekchettri4134]

Or you live long enough to see yourself be the villian

[@CorrectionUnknown]

than* Books, read them.

[@visassess8607]

@@CorrectionUnknown buks, reed dem

[@person-in4ip]

I really liked fousey's channel back in the day, always watched his blogs when I was trying to lose weight And it was a huge help and motivated me a lot. I honestly wish him the best, It makes me so sad to watch a person get dragged down by their own mental health, especially when you know exactly how hard it is for even a regular person to pick themselves back up

[@ricardokevin]

I wish him the best man, I understand where he is at and where he is coming from. This life thing is not easy. I wish him all the best ❤

[@lonelyyfundzz]

Lol yo bro idek how he got a picture of you in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmbp3eod5eHo7M

[@christophermadden3493]

I am 100% convinced that when it comes to creators like this, 100% of their likes and subscribes come from young children. I have 2 young children myself, the videos they watch are ridiculous, and they like and subscribe on every video, not knowing any better. I couldn't imagine adults watching videos like these. Young children clicking like and subscribe on everything explains many, many channels' success. He's basically Cocomelon. p.s. You're the man, Sunny! You produce great content.

[@Skullz4Days]

Ill agree bro wtf. i couldn't imagine seeing any adult watching those.

[@Skullz4Days]

unless they where on facebook.

[@silv3r7ongue97]

Quickly becoming one of my go-to youtubers, keep it up Sunny! 🔥

[@najat871]

Glad he's doing okay now and starting new its fucked up to laugh at someone having a mental breakdown

[@ceez3841]

I mean he knew what he was doing with it without meds. Fousey or whatever the hell his name is, was and still is a materialistic narcissist.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

I call bullshit. It's usually the people who don't advertise their conditions who are the ones who are suffering the most and need the help the most and are neglected the most. Yousef was an "STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND LOOK AT ME!!" attention seeker. It's in the title. The RUTHLESS Rise and Fall.

[@abbad707]

abloogywoogywoo He was having a breakdown then though. You can say whatever the hell you want in a breakdown. That’s what happens.

[@abbad707]

Yeah exactly. True af

[@c5quared626]

@@abloogywoogywoo I wouldnt say there was even a fall, he just stopped growing, but made his mark, money, and point.

[@LightningZetton]

Who?

[@andersthons]

John hitler

[@sokkerfreak]

*R o b o b i t c h*

[@BitchChill]

Leafy

[@zlrs0113]

@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ man you need to find a hobby instead of trying to cause arguments

[@applecustard6128]

@ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴜᴛᴇ _ um- wat?

[@pedrocostalins8041]

Watching this channel is like going for "that" last episode of many different TV series that you used to know but never watch

[@Hxhjli]

So true

[@LeafTreez]

As someone with Bipolar I relate to his actions and I've gone into manic episodes that resemble Fousey's concert breakdown. He was a good guy and dont think he really deserved the tarnishing of his name he got from it at the time. He couldve avoided his fall if he got help and didnt get in his own way, continued making quality content.

[@dobetta7776]

Thank you for making this I never really watched him but I must say Ii was impressed by his hard work that led to his success for some time and I wish him well.

[@obeyabuayyash]

It’s honestly so sad seeing everything crashing down. Bro I loved fousey.

[@reapthewhirlwind6915]

reach out

[@InfoByAC]

No cap, I don't know why some dumb idiots are hating on fousey and at the same time watch tiktok girls shaking their ass... wallah I dont understand

[@nuggystan9128]

@@InfoByAC cuz they're not the same thing? how tf can u find even an inkling of correlation between those two lol what

[@InfoByAC]

@@nuggystan9128 hate on that shit instead of some man

[@tyewhite5127]

I don’t think I’ve known 90% of the people your videos are about, yet I find myself keen af to be laying down in bed having a binge on your content. Love your work cobber 🍻

[@just-be-nice]

HA! Same here. I don't know 75% of the people he talks about but here I am.

[@thezt180]

Love how you still put a pinch of hope at end of the video. Keep it up.

[@teeej5376]

Clicked literally as soon as it came out

[@EgoKen]

I know right?! Can't wait for him to cover that scandalous youtuber named "Ego Ken" he keeps self advertising himself

[@vandakaii2893]

Money does not always bring happiness, it usually only ends up helping hide the problems...

[@jameshusentoff2953]

I agree. Relationship are most important

[@evil1st]

Money brings happiness if you are able to sustain yourself on it. That is the only purpose for money. The other things like buying extra junk and going places are for leisure that you earned from working hard to get to your wealth. They wont bring long term happiness, only short term enjoyment. Long term happiness comes from the hard work you put in and the people around you.

[@yogurtcat.9607]

If only people had seen it this way. Then you have these people who just go 'Duuuuh well it's better to cry in a Cadillac than to cry in a Corolla lololol"

[@wudaa2524]

KZbin is a vicious cycle. You have creators like sunny that report facts and tell stories but a majority of them target each other. A lot of It is justified in the moment but in retrospect it’s always so sad when you learn the full story like that of Fousey

[@duffal0]

Vicious*

[@wudaa2524]

@@duffal0 thanks, fixed It lol

[@duffal0]

@@wudaa2524 👍

[@moonsauce480]

Damn I never felt bad for him until this breakdown. Kid just wanted to make it. He didn't know what he was getting himself into. Very strong. I actually admire the tenacity

[@dru1d96]

Remember when Leafyishere and Pyro made videos on people like this, man the days

[@onigames7309]

Yep

[@Blindashitmetalasfuck]

Ah, the days before Pyro was exposed as a sick fuck. Those where the days...

[@onigames7309]

@@Blindashitmetalasfuck If you mean the grooming, that was false. Unless you mean his inflation fetish.

[@geegee4389]

@@onigames7309 They ain't false, pyro literally just said he didn't do it and thas that, goofy

[@onigames7309]

@@geegee4389 I can tell you didn't watch his video response.

[@leslielopez6075]

As someone who's been battling depression and anxiety for years I'm proud of him for being able to get himself together which is something i'm still struggling with. My dad also suffers from bi polar disorder and seeing fousey go through it made me sad i feel like a lot of people don't understand that mental illness enough. There's a spectrum to how severe it can be and how bad the episodes are to others that don't know about it, it probably looks like he's super crazy and an idiot for the stuff he was doing. I hope he's gotten the proper treatment for it.

[@indie3588]

This guy has incredible talent hands down. Looking at his later videos, they're just very high quality and look like he takes so much time to research his topic, record, and edit each video. I want to see this guy make longer, documentary style videos into topics like these

[@zacatkinson3926]

lol no

[@jikjillian]

ive always felt so bad for him, manic episodes are no joke and it must've been really scary.

[@mohahmed6423]

You can have 200k a month and not be happy but you can get $100 a month and be happy.. Its all about the contentment of the heart and mind, they all feed on with what you tell them.

[@timoteo349]

Without a doubt. This man had the world in his hands... He was my motivation like in 2013 and before I can't even remember

[@satriosaz8018]

Pewdiepie earns damn near a million a month and he's happy

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Some people are self destructive by nature. The world giving them everything the other 99% desire and crave for isn't going to fix their lives. It will magnify those flaws.

[@AddamSolo]

I disagree. IN america, 100 a month WILL depress you, no matter how positive you are. You can remain grateful, and hopeful, but it will affect you.

[@lordoftheflies7024]

Excuse me, who in the hell is happy with just 100$ a month? U do realize we have BILLS to pay, right? How will I have access to a decent living standard with just 100$ a month? Money DOES help make it easier to be happy, but it doesn't always guarantee it. That is far more accurate assessment of the impact of money than ur 100$ a month hypothetical situation.

[@masonedwards5891]

You are a complete genius for making this Chanel unlimited content as long as there are people on KZbin

[@PounceHeadBall2]

I work in finance and have a packed day. Your videos make me forget about this life of mine for a few minutes. Love the thumbnails and content. Keep it up. Greetings from Mauritius Island.

[@Nopi9]

Man that intro scene the middles eastern parents video bought a smile to my face . Now that type of content is so common but once upon a time it was only fousey being that relatable . How the world changes

[@Veratheprettiest]

I just feel sad for him. This just shows the mental health struggles people go through

[@HankJr.]

Off topic but the background music starting at 1:32 is definitely used in RuneScape. I played a ton of it back in the day and I know I heard that soundtrack before. Reminds me of Catherby. Lots of hours farming resources there. Soundtrack unlocked a core memory lol

[@imagicy0u]

As someone who still plays osrs and started binge watching these videos I thought I opened it somehow in the background💀

[@AzulonLegend]

I never played that. However that exact music is in Age of Mythology.

[@chillyman7340]

Fame can consume even the most humble people but that's how all youtubers start out all nice and humble but fame and money changes people. I really like the video man you put a lot of effort and work into your videos, great video man.

[@Talxicity]

Now he on the UP again! Dude always had crazy comebacks

[@nighthowl2419]

Tbh I feel horrible for him. I have bipolar as well and it's no joke. I genuinely think he wasnt getting any support outside the internet and he probably felt so alone. :/ poor guy.

[@mrfreeman2911]

isn't he manic depressive?

[@K.G444]

@@mrfreeman2911 that’s Can be a symptom of bi-polar disorder

[@FLdancer00]

He could've walked into a doctor's office at any time and gotten help, he chose not to. There are thousands of people who wished they had the same money & access.

[@lonelyyfundzz]

Lol yo bro idek how he got a picture of you in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmbp3eod5eHo7M

[@lonelyyfundzz]

Lol yo bro idek how he got a picture of you in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmbp3eod5eHo7M

[@MrDaRiAn21]

I’ve been a fan of his since 2014. He was being real about his struggles, and I can related. The video of his weight loss journey inspired me to lose 40 pounds. So, it’s more than just pranks. He’s a kind genuine soul

[@mycydric7real]

I never knew this guy was the person that did the mortal kombat in elevator pranks

[@EgoKen]

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

[@CertifiedMVP]

Did you just spell Kombat with a C? Get over here!

[@mycydric7real]

@@CertifiedMVP Yes i did because i forgot that Mortal kombat is spelled that way

[@AllenReviews]

@@CertifiedMVP that’s a krime!

[@Sufiama]

Really?

[@XoXmarcusXoX1]

sad to see the decline in his mental health. He might have been a bit cringy but he genuinly seems like a good guy

[@TstanDa-Man]

Mental health is no joke. Having a loving family really does make a difference or just a loving support group of friends. Hope you smile a bunch today ✌🏼

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

Unfortunately he has an amazing family, it’s obvious in a lot of his old videos, his family is really tight packed and they would always go out to dinner together and one of the family members would pay each time. Society and who you hang around causes these mental illnesses I believe. Changing the way you think into wanting to be something you’re not, wanting more and more but not being able to get it. Greed destroys people, having a vision in life for materialistic things also destroys people, some are tough enough to not care, others are too good deep down to be able to transition into that sort of living.

[@Growing-MJ]

I love the oldschool runescape music in background

[@616Entertainment]

It's so hard to get through some of these based on how horrible the original content from the featured creator is. It is unbelievable to me that some of this crap blows up the way it does.

[@jsra09]

Times were different, get over it

[@robdizzle2006]

Good video. I remember seeing the whole FouseyTube thing go down and it was hard for me to watch. I recognized how manic he was right away and him making all the connections that weren't there. I think he's vain and insecure and materialistic. BUT I think he's probably a good person underneath it all. He just caught up in that LA influencer life.

[@PRGMRav]

Great points. Poor man became a victim of the cycle of LA shallow/materialistic living: An obsession with his looks (carried to the point he tattoed his hairline). Living in an apt with $13k/mth rent (seriously, wtf!). Depression run amok after reaching 10m subs. He simply couldnt let go of all that shit and see how he could have continued by just shifting the genre of his videos again.

[@ChuckwaldMartin]

The old school runescape gives me vibes from 10 years ago grinding woodcutting..

[@bulldoze]

Age Of Mythology *

[@thezt180]

One of the only reasons I watch 🥺

[@ah3865]

You should get it on mobile!

[@Rezzinage]

@@bulldoze it’s RuneScape sound track..

[@SuperBigExotic420]

Runescape is Ice Poseidon in the dictionary

[@DefineAdam]

I somehow stumbled on this video to listen to in the background, but wow I did not expect to hear the theme of RuneScape in the background, a game I used to play back in high school haha

[@matthewhowarth533]

Poor guy was obviously going through stuff. Diddnt deserve to get dropped this hard get him some help

[@owyemen9367]

It's like sky but caused by keemstar

[@bgf123]

He is a closet homosexual in an Islamic enviroment. His Life is sad

[@astgfrallah771]

Didn’t he return to his faith

[@boygenius538_8]

@@bgf123 he’s been out of an Islamic environment for a while

[@noxe_gaming]

That age of mythology track hits right in the feels

[@MrMarttivainaa]

I did a good job of avoiding channels like his back then, I've never heard of this guy.

[@popchulo6200]

Ah You and Me Both Cheers Mate 🥂

[@neoda91]

good job pepe.

[@InfoByAC]

No one asked

[@ChrisPTY507]

I unsubbed him (alongside other pranksters such as Vitaly) 4 years ago when I realized that pranksters faked their videos. Never heard from this folk again until now and I see I did right at un subbing these fake morons looking for attention and validation by deceiving people. Not surprised these kind of attention seekers have mental issues. It was obvious since they craved attention. Everything now is for likes, views, attention and approval from unknown and faceless people on the internet

[@MrMarttivainaa]

@@InfoByAC Cool.

[@yomigonzalez9870]

This is very sad. His success was actually his downfall. And he seems to be a really nice guy.

[@ALIALI-eo6vc]

Man i miss the middle eastern family content, i understand that he needed to branch out but he ended up losing his faith and sanity along his way.

[@astgfrallah771]

The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed effeminate men (those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners of women) and those women who assume the manners of men, and he said, "Turn them out of your houses ." The Prophet (ﷺ) turned out such-and-such man, and `Umar turned out such-and-such woman.

[@S16-t6x]

He turned back to God last year

[@koppsr]

@Abdulaziz Bakker Wow, so tolerant and open minded. Can't understand why people call this small-minded hate speech...🤔🤔 If THAT is truly in your spiritual manual, keep it.

[@ALIALI-eo6vc]

@@koppsr just saw these comments and I’m confused who his comment is aimed towards either way I’m not sure it makes sense.

[@neksnek2032]

@@astgfrallah771 who are you talking to and what are you talking about?

[@turtlebeartactical6671]

The woman who handed him the Streamy has an interesting look.

[@AllenReviews]

Time stamp?

[@arjaycritso3000]

@@AllenReviews 23:00

[@icecoldjohnnyy]

😂😂😂😂

[@noschleeptill]

Looks like cultural appropriation to me

[@iammar1159]

@@noschleeptill Idk doesn’t look that way to me

[@inkrdb87]

So pretty much like all of us he’s human. I’ve had equally bad situations and this video just makes me respect him more. Kinda get the vibe it was meant to tear him down and take shots at him.

[@xbLaZeDaMoLiShAx]

more to build to your own opinions . while that can be interpreted, true malice isn't hard meaning if he was doing that I'm sure this video would be around 7 minutes and not well researched.

[@visassess8607]

Wow congratulations, you learned a human is a human. How the hell do you respect him more now?

[@lonelyyfundzz]

Lol yo bro idek how he got a picture of you in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmbp3eod5eHo7M

[@lifesatrip777]

I already know SunnyV2 is in the kitchen cooking up the most thorough outlook the Internet has to offer

[@maxscott2770]

I wanna give that man a hug, I know that exact same mental. he has as you said a fantastic drive and work ethic hope things go well for him

[@matthewsoltau8007]

This idea of reviewing the down fall of some of the biggest channels is really smart cause a big portion of KZbin viewers are still the OG viewers from the early days of KZbin so we all want to know what happened to these channels 😭 nice work !

[@Vincee3]

The fact that he’s on the come up again is crazy! Good for him🙌🏼

[@rhysthomas14]

That 'Age of Mythology' track in the background span me out and took me back for a minute there!

[@xxrawrgameremo98xx86]

This makes me incredibly sad. I truly wish nothing but the best for him and I hope he has a good support system in place.

[@aakay]

I think there a unique demon for this type of depression, connecting with the creator fends them off.

[@grampton]

Dollar's death was honestly the biggest downfall of Fousey. Dollar was the only one that gave him a 'will to live' and his death made it clear to Fousey that he had already reached his peak and that it's all downhill from there, he had multiple breakdowns and eventually went on multiple hiatuses and that lack of content pretty much just killed his channel.

[@-Dynamite]

I hope Fousey is doing good these days. I loved his vlog content so much, and he seems like such a good dude when you wipe away all the drama and bs he had to go through on the internet

[@Vladimir-Putin-1952]

Thank you for supporting me❤

[@TjCox1993]

he’s back!!!

[@-Dynamite]

@@TjCox1993 I saw that... he's doing Twitch now. He seems very manic, but I guess that's not unusual for him haha. I don't think I could connect with him anymore, he has an egotistical side of him that I can't relate with. I still believe he is a good person, and I'll cherish those old vlogs, but I don't think he's my kind of content creator these days!

[@JosephRobert82]

If you're diagnosed with bipolar disorder and you put yourself in high-profile public pressure situations untreated you're only asking for trouble. It can take years to get on the right dosage, medication combination, and therapy. It is a total lifetime commitment to find what works for you and stick to it. Wish him the best!

[@hmjs13]

The RuneScape music is so nostalgic 😔❤️

[@flamingoodness4923]

Damn…I used to watch his middle eastern parents videos with my family ALL the time. When there was a specific selection of entertaining videos focused primarily on your own ethnicity, it makes them feel really special to you. Too bad those stoped. Hoping for the best for yousef

[@SaltyRxtech]

I agree with you. It was so funny to see my ethnicity in a silly relatable way. It was family friendly. Genuinely wish the best for him.

[@OAwesomeO]

whats with the runescape music, haha! that brought me back so thanks for that

[@thefrozenuser]

Pre existing mental health issues and the stress of youtube bs really broke this poor man.