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Very sad that they are gone, byuu's work on emulators has been very useful. Weird to hear about things like this and realize that people are real on the other e
by TheFreim 5y ago
Very sad that they are gone, byuu's work on emulators has been very useful. Weird to hear about things like this and realize that people are real on the other end of the computer.
Skimming through, I don't see a reason why they were harassed by Kiwi Farms. I don't get it, what caused that?
- snypher 5y agoKiwi Farms whole deal is to harass people online. I'm not sure they need a reason. A girl set herself on fire due to their harassment in 2013.
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- entropicdrifter 5y agoShe set herself on fire in 2018 after 5 years of harassment over something she did in 2013
- ATsch 5y agoYou really don't need to do much to catch their ire. It's enough to annoy one wrong person, especially if you're vaguely trans or some other minority.
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- wk_end 5y agoA nit: it'd be more respectful to use "Near". They really wanted people to call them that and not their old pseudonym. I never personally interacted with Near, but I've been following them and their work since the days of the zsnes forums, back in the mid-00s. I'm a huge fan - not just of their technical achievements or their ideological commitment, but also of the seeming grace with which they carried themselves in the past few years. I don't know if I'll get all the details right, but I'll try. My understanding is that KF chooses to harass people who are marginalized, easy to bully, and on the basis of how dramatic, embarrassing, or "cringe" their response would be. Near was gay, autistic, non-binary, and involved with furry communities (though IIRC they may not have been a furry themselves - not that it matters), which made them an easy target. They were sensitive and struggled with depression - KF knew their harassment would be effective. And Near was a controversial public(ish) figure who'd, in the past, courted a fair amount of scene drama and flame wars (sometimes blamelessly, sometimes not, as I'm sure they'd tell you themselves) that occasionally got very personal. In other words: KF looks to stir shit up, and Near sadly provided an ample amount of shit to stir. No one deserves to be harassed like this, but it feels especially cruel that it was done to someone as remarkable as Near. This is a terrible loss.
- jbuhbjlnjbn 5y agoI think you are wrong. Apparently "near" was another pseudonym to seperate their console hacking and different social interests. Near mentined it in some post.
- oskenso 5y agoComing from someone who was close with them, both near and byuu are appropriate, and as for gender pronouns they did not prefer any "they/them/he/she" are all ok
- thrwn_frthr_awy 5y agoThere isn't a reason because that is what Kiwi Farms does–they harass, dox, and troll relentlessly. This is not the first suicide Kiwi Farms has been responsible for.
- falcolas 5y agoFrom reddit discussions, it appears that it was triggered by some political posts Near put up (and since took down/stopped posting) close to a decade ago. KF apparently didn’t like the posts, and set them up as a virtually permanent target. So stupid.
- chalupa-man 5y agoThey were on the autism spectrum, and had written about feeling emotionally sensitive and easily overwhelmed. Unfortunately, that's all it takes for bullies who just want to have an impact on someone -- knowing you're vulnerable to it. Then they came out as non-binary and made some political posts, which elevated it to hatred for many of those bullies.