You are without a doubt the most incredible dumbass I've seen involved in this entire situation. Like seriously, your post history regarding this whole thing is just astonishing.

News flash: Most of us have been "following Etika for years". That's why this is such a big deal. We know that the man is a wild one and that he loves a good prank on his fanbase. We know he is an edgy boi. We are literally a predominantly white group of edgy fuckheads who dance around calling each other niggers and faggots. This isn't a matter of the PC police ruining the fun, it's a matter of the person at the center of this community potentially having a destructive mental breakdown, ruining his career/livelihood and threatening suicide. If you are really such a stupid asshat that you would just chuckle and write that off as Etika being a "jokester" with 100% certainty, you're a fucking wanker.

And by the way, if this does just turn out to be a joke gone too far as you say, people won't have to "make this into a bid deal and make it seem as though he's some sick twisted monster that jokes about suicide for attention", because he will have done it to himself. Jokes about death can be funny, but not when you're actively playing with people's emotions. Even Spongebob knew that, nigga.

So there. If you really are right about all this, fuck Etika. He's already admitted he didn't give a shit about the channel and just did it all for the money. If this ends up being a big trick, he'll have admitted how little he cares about his fans too. And that includes you.