Josh & co part 1

lol is it wierd that his last tweet kinda made me nervous? 

Sept 5, 2017 1:07:40 GMT 10 randomer said:

lol is it wierd that his last tweet kinda made me nervous? 

No I think many of us are waiting on pins and needles

Sept 5, 2017 1:17:56 GMT 10 ratchetrachel said:

Sept 5, 2017 1:07:40 GMT 10 randomer said:

lol is it wierd that his last tweet kinda made me nervous? 

No I think many of us are waiting on pins and needles

Joshua David Evans king of hype

Sept 5, 2017 1:57:47 GMT 10 Tuskvegas said:

Sept 5, 2017 1:17:56 GMT 10 ratchetrachel said:

No I think many of us are waiting on pins and needles

Joshua David Evans king of hype

Ugh, seriously. That's one of the reasons my interest dwindled. He would hype things up so hard and then the result was always a total letdown. Watch, the one time he says "no drama" he will actually release a revealing video. I hope so. I understand it's been a rough year, and depending on when Colleen actually dropped the divorce bomb on him, the anniversary of that either just passed or is passing soon. But just as with any job you can take some time to breathe but a year later you're expected to pull up your bootstraps enough to do your job. Maybe it's all too reminiscent of his past and he wants a fully fresh start. Maybe Colleen coming back to LA and the divorce-a-versary coming up he needs this time to really move on.

The thing is. I'm guessing this video is going to be all about him taking a break from youtube and tbh for his own sanity it's for the best but he is still running away from something that's within him. One a had a pretty cushy easy life style for years, this year alone hes not stuck to a single thing. So how is he supposed to cope in a 9-5 or whatever? He can't use the sad card there. That shit won't fly. I don't think he will be content until he spills

Sept 5, 2017 8:59:36 GMT 10 Tuskvegas said:

The thing is. I'm guessing this video is going to be all about him taking a break from youtube and tbh for his own sanity it's for the best but he is still running away from something that's within him. One a had a pretty cushy easy life style for years, this year alone hes not stuck to a single thing. So how is he supposed to cope in a 9-5 or whatever? He can't use the sad card there. That shit won't fly. I don't think he will be content until he spills

This is true. He can't tell a regular day job that he doesn't want to come in because he's feeling depressed. He can't start and stop things. You have to do your job whether you feel like it or not, or you won't have a job anymore. Nothing will offer him this flexibility.

Maybe he needs a regular 9-5 job to force him to stick to something.

I'm in between jobs right now and I can't stick to my self made schedule for shit lol.

Sept 5, 2017 10:22:23 GMT 10 trubbled said:

Maybe he needs a regular 9-5 job to force him to stick to something.

I'm in between jobs right now and I can't stick to my self made schedule for shit lol.

he could even need a regular job to just help him get over it. Maybe part of the reason he can't stick to a YT schedule is because he can't muster the energy to do something that is so entwined with his ex. He could be thinking he'd move on faster at a different job.

Ugggggghhh Joshua! I hate waiting like this!!   "Soon"....

me rn

(Long-time reader/never poster lol)

Seriously, I like Josh but he needs to just make a solid decision about what he wants to do with his life/YouTube career/LA or NY move etc etc.

We all know the divorce has hit him hard, and I'm not knocking him for it, but it has been nearly 12 months and he still seems to be stuck in a rut and going round in circles. He just can't seem to decide if he wants to stick with YouTube or not and seems to be having an ongoing debate about whether he wants to go back to being his old self (minus Coaleen obvs) with the YouTube/young audience/vlogger/boyband stuff, or attempt to enter a whole new chapter and start fresh.

I personally think he should start fresh. Quit YouTube, or, rebrand it completely and stick to doing one or two kinds of things on it, take the viewer/subscriber hit and attempt to regrow. I think he should also move back into the singing stuff as it seems to make him most happy (I personally don't think he has the x-factor to make anything massive out of it but if it makes him happy...)

Like, sticking to what he is currently doing clearly isn't working. His content is terrible and his YouTube channel has been actively losing followers every month since January which is pretty bad.
I know he is sad and still down, but seriously, it's been nearly 12 months...it's time to regroup and move forward.

Yeah, that seems to be the popular opinion. I absolutely understand how crushed he was and I'm not trying to diminish that. But really he only reason he's had any interesting content this year has been divorce drama, anticipated tea spillage, or his growth since the split. It was interesting for a while but as anything it began getting stale. And when he started dragging things out and hyping up videos with disappointing delivery I think it turned a lot of us off. We all feel sorry for him, but as has been said numerous times it's been almost a full year now and people are losing interest in his personal journey and vague venting to the camera. They either want "tea" or unrelated, interesting and fresh content. I would definitely miss Josh if he decided to quit YouTube, and I hope he still does it part time kind of like his sister does. He does have potential but like we've said multiple times, he needs to buckle down and choose a direction.

Sept 6, 2017 13:45:01 GMT 10 annen60 said:

(Long-time reader/never poster lol)

Seriously, I like Josh but he needs to just make a solid decision about what he wants to do with his life/YouTube career/LA or NY move etc etc.

We all know the divorce has hit him hard, and I'm not knocking him for it, but it has been nearly 12 months and he still seems to be stuck in a rut and going round in circles. He just can't seem to decide if he wants to stick with YouTube or not and seems to be having an ongoing debate about whether he wants to go back to being his old self (minus Coaleen obvs) with the YouTube/young audience/vlogger/boyband stuff, or attempt to enter a whole new chapter and start fresh.

I personally think he should start fresh. Quit YouTube, or, rebrand it completely and stick to doing one or two kinds of things on it, take the viewer/subscriber hit and attempt to regrow. I think he should also move back into the singing stuff as it seems to make him most happy (I personally don't think he has the x-factor to make anything massive out of it but if it makes him happy...)

Like, sticking to what he is currently doing clearly isn't working. His content is terrible and his YouTube channel has been actively losing followers every month since January which is pretty bad.
I know he is sad and still down, but seriously, it's been nearly 12 months...it's time to regroup and move forward.

Thats the problem i have too. As much as i think josh is a really good decent dude, i think he lives in a bit of a fantasy world regarding this divorce and how to move on. I guess when i see him take mass amounts of time off youtube, fall back on things he says and talks about literally running from his problems i wonder if anyone is there saying "hey dude i know you got hurt but it's time to get it together". Him instantly dropping youtube makes me wonder how invested he ever was, or if he did it for something to do with colleen or whatever.

I think he has made some decisions, he just hasn't told the public what they are yet.

I'm 41 and I'm in a rut in life and I will say I have no idea where the past 12 months went. It has been almost the blink of an eye.

Who is to say how long things should take him? How many months of the past 12 has he been in 100% despair and not able to really function? I don't think that time should count for him moving on.

What ever trauma he's suffered publicly and not needs to be worked on his brains time table.

I'm sorry to hear that trubbled 2014-2015 flashed before my eyes, and I had to get help to start moving again. My anxiety and depression basically made me immobile at one point.

I guess we'll see with this new video (if it ever comes).

I don't disagree with what's being said, if it takes him 12 months or 12 years to get over the divorce then so be it. It's not my place to tell anyone how long they need to emotionally or mentally recover from trauma.

What I'm saying is, Josh has literally had ZERO direction for close to an entire year and regardless of whether it's fair or unfair, his entire life for the past 5+ years has been YouTube and its slowly dying on him. Again: his subscribers have been in free-fall since January.

What I (and quite a lot of others) are saying is he needs to make a decision whether to stay with YouTube, in which case he needs to get his shit together (regardless of what has happened) or let it go and take a different path in life.

Instead he keeps living this half-life and tries to have it both ways where he barely puts out a video per week, they are usually pretty terrible and goes to ground again. The stuff he said he was doing like 'what's up internet' had like 4 episodes with close friends, and there was no attempt to actually try to get other people on or grow it etc.

He needs direction and if he can't find it right now, he needs to not be putting himself in front of a camera.

^ Couldn't agree more. He needs to get his shit together. To your point, his videos have been terrible, when he actually decides to post...then he'll go radio silent, hype up some sorta comeback, and then upload another spicy noodle challenge.

He's bleeding subscribers and I can see why as even I, someone who supports him and wants to see him stomp on Coline, am SO bored with his schtick and get so disappointed in him any time he mentions the divorce or his heartache. I'm sure Coline GETS OFF on the fact that he's still hurting and stuck. I get that he's a genuine guy, but after a certain point, you gotta commit to moving forward, and not let setbacks define you. With the way he's been acting this past year, I'm sure Coline is confident w/ her decision to leave him. (Once he moves on and doesnt speak of her again, it'll be an entirely different story)

Many are speculating that he's quitting youtube. I am SO SKEPTICAL bc I can't see most ppl giving up the golden ticket that is YT. YT is the easiest and cushest job out there. Josh seems to enjoy the freedoom of sleeping in til the afternoon, randomly taking soul searching trips, and working whenever he feels like it. Why would he give that up? I can't see him doing that, at all, just to get a 9-5 job where he has to answer to ppl and actually have real responsibilities, day in and day out, while making shit money. Maybe if he had a strong sense of direction and a good work ethic...which I don't think he has. Some think his year of vlogs is a good example of him working hard, but I interpreted that as Josh aggressively trying to build his channel and become YT famous. It was a prime time for him to do that as Joshleen was big, and he knew a lot of ppl would be tuning in to watch Coline. It totally worked, and it got him to 1M subs.

I can't say that I have any idea about what his announcement will be, but I, for one, will be SHOCKED if he walks away from YT. I do genuinely hope his fam is ok. I think Erin has been uploading on her normal schedule, so I don't think anything major happened in their family.

While I am admittedly a huge Josh stan I am in agreement with most points made here. I am fine with him still not being over things, people heal at their own pace. Especially when he has things shoved in his face and belittled constantly by minions. That makes it harder to get through the healing process. However, most people don't have the luxury of putting their life on hold for heartache, especially for an entire year. They have to go to their 9-5 every day, and deal with their pain after work. Bosses aren't understanding to you not wanting to do your job because you're sad, or even legitimately depressed. You don't show up, you don't have a job anymore, period. As someone that had someone end a 3 year relationship the day before I started a new job and I had no choice but to show up even though I was DESTROYED (I know Josh's was a marriage and for longer, but still) and someone that deals with fairly serious mental health struggles, I work through it because I have no choice. I never want to be hard on Josh or seem unfeeling but at some point he's gotta pick a direction and actually do something.

People lose their jobs because of mental health reasons. No doubt about that. Josh is in a very blessed position in that regard. Im excited that we've seen him grow. As for the YouTube channel I could live with throwing it away. He maybe better starting a JoshDEvansMusic channel. Stop purging and start anew.

I, selfishly, hope he doesn't leave twitter.

I'm pretty sure he knows he needs to make some decisions about his career and his life. He probably isn't sitting there all day playing candy crush. I assume he is contacting every single person he knows trying to get leads, talking to his family, making decisions then backing away and trying something new. We just aren't seeing it.

He is in a very blessed position that he is free to take his time. Because of that, his YouTube channel is suffering, but maybe he doesn't care?

I'm not mad at Josh for not posting. I imagine it means he is taking care of himself. He needs that self care. For so many years he was literally worshipping a narcissistic woman child. He most likely didn't know how to give attention to his needs. I'm hopeful he is learning that now.

My first relationship of 11 years ended very similarly to Josh's. So I relate.

I agree with others who have said that he needs whatever time it takes to be OKAY. And if he ends up leaving YT I'll silently root for his success.

I'm far from a Josh stan. I've never liked him. My posts on GG and the Fakery were always critical of him. But, I admit….I root for those I relate to as well as the underdog.

You'll see me on the sidelines rooting him on. But I'll be the first one to call him out. I realize I do this as a projection of myself and I'm adjusting that shit.

Josh is going to thrive.

He is too gifted to simply fold into himself and give up on who he (believes) is. I truly believe he is going to be on top of HIS life even if it doesn't include YT or other social media.

lol y'all know I totally tweeted @josh with this (oh yeah I have a twitter now  ):

Attachments:

Don't worry, y'all. Josh is fine. He's partying in Vegas.

Sept 8, 2017 12:19:11 GMT 10 bixie said:

Don't worry, y'all. Josh is fine. He's partying in Vegas.

Honestly, I doubt he felt that way on the inside at all. I think he's got a serious case of depression, and probably was prsssured to show up to Gabbie's cousins' party (I think that's what it was, correct me if I'm wrong) to have a good time. I know canceling Playlist seems like a douche move, but I think he needs to step away from any kind of entertaining and try to rebuild himself, cause he's having all sorts of commitment issues with YouTube and being a personality.

I was happy to see a Josh sighting on his friend's Instagram this morning. I like his hair that way. He should wear it like that more 👍. Anyway, hope he is doing well.

Sept 22, 2017 3:28:17 GMT 10 txroxy said:

I was happy to see a Josh sighting on his friend's Instagram this morning. I like his hair that way. He should wear it like that more 👍. Anyway, hope he is doing well.

You know you can't say something like that and not post a screenshot girl lol. I haven't seen yet!

Thanks for the SS Roxy. (Went ahead and posted it since she was having problems)

Sept 22, 2017 3:34:19 GMT 10 nolitaflat said:

Sept 22, 2017 3:28:17 GMT 10 txroxy said:

I was happy to see a Josh sighting on his friend's Instagram this morning. I like his hair that way. He should wear it like that more 👍. Anyway, hope he is doing well.

You know you can't say something like that and not post a screenshot girl lol. I haven't seen yet!

Got you covered

Mine's better, Rach.

His hair is nice. Very 2008 emo kid of him. I like it