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This is weird, there was a huge outburst of people who were supportive of him and raised money for him, yet he doesn't speak at all about that. I remember send

• maaku 13y ago
  Good intentions, but getting a free iPod in the mail doesn't compensate for complete social isolation.
  • codezero 13y ago
    That's the point, there wasn't complete social isolation, this wasn't 1982, it was 2003, the Internet was in full swing, and it was very supportive of him, I'm not sure he was aware of that.
• mseebach 13y ago
  It's just a teaser for the actual article, or have you read the full one? Also: "It was “a very dark period,” he said. “No matter how hard I tried to ignore people telling me to commit suicide, I couldn’t help but feel worthless, like my life wasn’t worth living.”" >> $4k and an iPod.
  • codezero 13y ago
    It wasn't just the money and the iPod, at the time, there was a huge outburst of support for him and of other people (nerds like myself) sharing their stories, it wasn't "It Gets Better" but it was pretty big at the time. I can't help but to think that his parents shielded him from all feedback (good and bad) and gave him a skewed perception of the event. Don't get me wrong, it was completely fucked up how local folks who he had to interact with on a regular basis invaded his privacy and taunted and teased him, but it's not as if his roommate recorded him having gay sex or as if he was raped and had the video shared while being called a slut.