They’re content creators with thousands of adoring fans – so why do they feel so terrible?

Previously, only the truly famous – actors, rock stars, pro athletes – were at risk of experiencing the psychic pain of public scrutiny. Malte Mueller/fStop via Getty Images

If given the chance to gain thousands of admirers for your work, would you take it?

The artists who my colleagues and I interviewed as part of our research on content creators did – and many went on to question whether it was worth it.