we don't know what his parents did or didn't do leading up to op's brief synopsis.

please stop with the "Just Leave." we can't all just leave and i tire of hearing it. what limitations and obligations keep you where you are?

and if you genuinely can Just Leave wherever you are, reflect for awhile on your privilege, then try to recognize how many people do not have that option for any number of reasons.

sometimes i think this sentiment is only a little less tone-deaf than "just have a baby."

yep, definitely turned out to be the kind of hateful shitbag his grandfather would have loved. bleh

having viewed the video now, i initially found myself surprised i was not more horrified. my best guess as to why is this - what seemed most notable to me was his apparent sanity and intentionality in making this choice. he chose the where and when of his death and intended it to matter.

... yes, my phoneless childhood was super dangerous. it's amazing i survived a couple of decades without one!

i think you're missing the point, which i took as this - what arts and humanities folks do is valuable (as evidenced by efforts to recreate it) despite common narratives to the contrary.

there's at least the two of us

wow, that headline is a whole journey

the biology of sleep is more complicated than "just go to bed earlier."

the fucking lack of empathy is appalling. as if people going about their lives exist to give him the reaction he's looking for.

this whole thread hurts me. ugh

guy makes his own clothes, or at least that was the case originally.

i have big respect. let the man slay. you're welcome to your wife-beaters, and others are welcome to their finery.

wow! i'm sure the neuroscientist-sleep expert never thought of that! he should have checked with you.

detestable?

(courtesy of Murvyn)

i think it could be, depending upon circumstances. likewise, i think it could also be actively harmful (depending upon circumstances).

someone can totally love their partner and still find some of the stuff they do infuriating.

also my oldest kid did this. it's infuriating! (but i love him.)

keep in mind, this wording is filtered through the hr fool's retelling.

as i understand this isn't about his request to join gt, and he hasn't given up. it's because he asked what happened to the school counselor from the previous year (who helped him cope with his father's death), and wrote three letters asking about uniform policy.

this is also why i started buying physical books and using my local public library again.

you can't even accept a bottle of water while waiting to vote! the rules are different for us and them.