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He clearly lost his mind at some point. Late John McAfee != early John McAfee. Heavy drug abuse and alcoholism looks to have played a role. Giving tons of mone
by api 5y ago
He clearly lost his mind at some point. Late John McAfee != early John McAfee. Heavy drug abuse and alcoholism looks to have played a role.
Giving tons of money to a chronic addict (like he got when he cashed out of his company) can be a death sentence.
- njoubert 5y agoDo you have any experience with the stuff you’re making such bold statements about, because I have; and my god did you oversimplify things.
- threatofrain 5y agoThen perhaps you can provide some clarity rather than alluding to hidden knowledge that you won't show people? Otherwise what the public has to go on would be John McAfee's YT and Twitter.
- shapefrog 5y agoTons of money, check Tons of blow, check It was pretty simple at the time, blow up the nose, money to the hooker, repeat and rinse. It only got complicated when I ran out of money.
- cwkoss 5y agoI don't think he lost his mind, but rather decided that it was more fun to seek attention than credibility.
- jbverschoor 5y agoExactly.. the art of not giving a fuck
- jonahss 5y agowatch his self-filmed youtube channel and you may change your mind
- rchaud 5y agoMostly towards the end of his life it would appear. I don't recall hearing anything about him prior to 2016 and the run-up in crypto.
- mypalmike 5y agoHe routinely popped up in the news over the last 20 years at least.
- possibleworlds 5y agoI may be wrong but did you somehow miss this: https://www.wired.com/2012/12/ff-john-mcafees-last-stand/ https://www.wired.com/2012/12/ff-john-mcafees-last-stand/ https://www.amazon.com.au/John-McAfees-Stand-Kindle-Single-ebook/ https://www.amazon.com.au/John-McAfees-Stand-Kindle-Single-e...
- jmcgough 5y agoSometimes drug abuse and alcoholism is just an outcome of other problems. I wouldn't be shocked to hear that he had untreated bipolar or something.