He was an incredibly prolific poster. Unfortunately I found him to be rather abrasive, I don't recall any particular interaction but I do get an "oh yeah, that guy. Glad he's not been around much lately" sense when I see that name.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Was he the one who had like a mental breakdown and moved to the UK and then stopped posting entirely?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 15 hours ago

He moved to the UK to escape the Trump regime since his daughter is LGBTQ, a decision that I think turned out to be a good one at this point.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 103 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I'm glad they were around because they were singlehandedly posting an obscene amount which really helped lemmy not feel like a ghost town back then.

But, they clearly had mental health issues. No healthy person would post whatever he was doing... probably ~~1000 posts a day~~ (did the math: 100 posts avg per day. One post every 14 minutes for 2 years straight). Considering HOW unwell they were, they were relatively good natured. But you could see thier worldview was rooted in pretty serious personal issues.

They were tedious, and frustrating, condescending, and a know it all. Absolutely couldn't admit they were wrong... not even admit that weren't perfectly right. But... they weren't ok.

I was glad when they disappeared, but mostly because I was really hoping they had been intervention-d by loved ones. To go cold turkey one day must have been BRUTAL for them.

All in all I think he was the right person at the right time. Thier faults actually DROVE engagement, which was important for a blossoming platform. I don't think anything they said or did was out of malice.

A complicated person. I really hope they're doing better.

[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

What I took away from this: social media platforms apparently feed, cause, and thrive from metal health pathologies.

[–] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 13 hours ago

There is such a tiny proportion of users that actually interact with social media by posting, commenting etc, but a large proportion of them are completely nuts, myself included

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They moved to the UK because his daughter is trans and didn't want to raise her in the US. Soon after moving, he disappeared.

My head cannon is he found peace out there and didn't feel obligated to post nonstop

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

As I recall she's a lesbian, not trans.

[–] dontgogettingtooclever@piefed.social 17 points 1 day ago

damn that is a great eulogy