YouTube created a generation of young stars—and now they’re burned out. PewDiePie, The Dolan Twins, and Alex Wassabi are just a few of the platform’s biggest celebrities who have announced that they will be taking a break to focus on their mental health. YouTube is providing more resources to encourage creators to take time off and make “internet-free days” —including videos for influencers on how to balance life and work. But in an increasingly crowded field, many influencers are afraid to take time off because they might become irrelevant and lose out on money. Some say it’s driving them “to dread everything that [is] YouTube-related.” (WSJ, CNN)
