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TempleOS – Down the Rabbit Hole [video]

56 points by hjek 8y ago

PavlovsCat 8y ago
I haven't watched the video yet, I will later. But I just want to say, this is one of those videos that make me think of the claim that youtube comments are "the worst"... no, that highly depends on the video and maybe the popularity of it. > Those interviews towards the end got me. He was without that real human connection for so long. For all the trolls that terrorize people with major issues, I'm glad there are some who take the opportunity to give a troubled man respect. Those kids are awesome. > It's so sad to look at this and not help but cringe at majority of the stuff happening but you know he is a very sick man and needed a lot of help. The internet is not a place for this man as all he was treated with from giving out his personal info was just abuse and harassment. It's sad to even hear him say to the camera that he doesn't do anything else with his time but TempleOS and he knows he is lonely and he knows he is sad then for 4Chan to take advantage of him (especially the Diana stuff) would just put a large strain on his mental health and further himself into deeper delusions. If only he had gotten the help he needed before it was too late. > Wow this was like such an emotional roller coaster i went from hating terry to hating the people pranking him to just feeling bummed out man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis > During his final years, Davis struggled with periods of homelessness and incarceration. He stopped taking medication because he believed it limited his creativity. Some fans helped him by bringing him supplies, but he refused their housing offers. On the evening of August 11, 2018, while walking alongside railroad tracks in The Dalles, Oregon, he was struck from behind and killed by a Union Pacific train. Investigators could not determine if his death was suicide or accidental. In his final video, recorded and uploaded hours before his death, he explained that he had recently removed most of his videos because he did not wish to "litter" the Internet. :( Thanks for posting the video. Rest in peace, Terry.
- hjek 8y ago
  Didn't read the Youtube comments (using `youtube-dl`), so thanks for posting those. > and he knows he is lonely and he knows he is sad then for 4Chan to take advantage of him > Some fans helped him by bringing him supplies, but he refused their housing offers. At least it was not all trolls, and some fans managed to meet up with him, and do a fundraiser for his bail. Also the Vice journalist writing an article about him comes across as very understanding.
black-tea 8y ago
Damn. I didn't realise he had died. I probably hadn't heard about TempleOS for a few years. I always assumed he'd be living in some kind of hospital. It's crazy to hear that he just lived with his parents and was then homeless. Why didn't he get more help?
crtasm 8y ago
I've previously seen his videos on the SCP Foundation and the mouse utopia experiments - recommended.

56 points by hjek 8y ago

I haven't watched the video yet, I will later. But I just want to say, this is one of those videos that make me think of the claim that youtube comments are "the worst"... no, that highly depends on the video and maybe the popularity of it. > Those interviews towards the end got me. He was without that real human connection for so long. For all the trolls that terrorize people with major issues, I'm glad there are some who take the opportunity to give a troubled man respect. Those kids are awesome. > It's so sad to look at this and not help but cringe at majority of the stuff happening but you know he is a very sick man and needed a lot of help. The internet is not a place for this man as all he was treated with from giving out his personal info was just abuse and harassment. It's sad to even hear him say to the camera that he doesn't do anything else with his time but TempleOS and he knows he is lonely and he knows he is sad then for 4Chan to take advantage of him (especially the Diana stuff) would just put a large strain on his mental health and further himself into deeper delusions. If only he had gotten the help he needed before it was too late. > Wow this was like such an emotional roller coaster i went from hating terry to hating the people pranking him to just feeling bummed out man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis > During his final years, Davis struggled with periods of homelessness and incarceration. He stopped taking medication because he believed it limited his creativity. Some fans helped him by bringing him supplies, but he refused their housing offers. On the evening of August 11, 2018, while walking alongside railroad tracks in The Dalles, Oregon, he was struck from behind and killed by a Union Pacific train. Investigators could not determine if his death was suicide or accidental. In his final video, recorded and uploaded hours before his death, he explained that he had recently removed most of his videos because he did not wish to "litter" the Internet. :( Thanks for posting the video. Rest in peace, Terry.

hjek 8y ago
Didn't read the Youtube comments (using `youtube-dl`), so thanks for posting those. > and he knows he is lonely and he knows he is sad then for 4Chan to take advantage of him > Some fans helped him by bringing him supplies, but he refused their housing offers. At least it was not all trolls, and some fans managed to meet up with him, and do a fundraiser for his bail. Also the Vice journalist writing an article about him comes across as very understanding.

black-tea 8y ago

Damn. I didn't realise he had died. I probably hadn't heard about TempleOS for a few years. I always assumed he'd be living in some kind of hospital. It's crazy to hear that he just lived with his parents and was then homeless. Why didn't he get more help?

crtasm 8y ago

I've previously seen his videos on the SCP Foundation and the mouse utopia experiments - recommended.