Raines created a successful YouTube channel dedicated to her advocacy efforts rescuing foxes from fur farms.
Animal rescue activist and YouTube star Mikayla Raines has died by suicide, according to her husband. She was 29.
Ethan Raines announced her death in an emotional video he posted to her YouTube channel on Monday.
He said that for years his wife suffered from various mental health issues and struggled to cope with online criticism.
“She couldn’t bear what she was feeling any longer, and she ended her life,” he said. “And it breaks my heart that someone who is selfless and devoted her life to animals could have so much negativity pointed at her.”
I have heard a lot of creators say they started creating content out of interest for their thing then got a thick skin afterwards. Mostly because they didn’t expect the amount of hate. So by only having people who already have a thick skin be creators we would not have had a lot of creators. It would also lead to there being a larger part of creators who have a similar background. I don’t have an exact percentage of how many wouldn’t have started but all the creators I can think of who talked about how they deal with hate online said they learned how to after becoming one.