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Cosmic Dreams
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threenote said:
Don't know man...regardless, as Coolio said, you just see the good in people in the end.
If it is a hoax, at least we see that there is good people out there who are willing to help others in trouble.
If not, kudos to this person.
RustyNails
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IAMA is I am a ____. Such as I am a pornstar, ask me anything.mcrae said:
Vincent Alexander
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Yesxbhaskarx said:
Vincent Alexander
Member
We're gonna get pretty depressed again when we find out it was all true.
butter_stick
Banned
No, it's much safer to assume he isn't telling the truth. It's so incredibly easy to fake this kind of thing that I'm baffled so many people have just taken it at face value. If it's a true story than of course it's sad someone is dying of cancer, but remaining skeptical is the sensible approach.Fugu said:
ElectricBlue187
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Really? I thought I was being pretty damn clear that I'm not attacking this guy or calling him a coward, I don't want to take his rights away, I just don't think he's doing something courageous and noble by ending his life before the worst comes. If you think that makes me a vile contemptible subhuman, I won't argue with you or jaxword or that other guy. I'm not going to convince any of you no matter how many posts I make that my way of thinking is correct I just wanted to state my opinion on it clearly and I'm glad at least some people took a moment to understand it even if they don't agree.Galactic Quail said:
Even if its fake, its probably done more good than bad. Look at how many other people in the comments opened up about themselves and talked about changing their lives. I don't think finding out he's not actually dying is going to change anything unless they weren't serious themselves.
butter_stick said:
Sensible maybe, but compassionate? I mean if the guy's lying, he's lying and he's proven himself to be a douchenozzle. But so what? Oh shit you got owned by someone FAKING their death on the internet. What's to be ashamed about? There's a reason that thread is hard to read, and it has nothing to do with the possibility of a hoax, but because everyone has a hard time with death.
Way too many people not putting themselves out there because of fear. Being human isn't tiptoeing around making sure no one can hurt you or one-up you.
The posts that really got me, were the ones of people saying they'd drive down and be there for his last moments.
I personally find all you Internet white knights attacking ElectricBlue more ridiculous than any of the comments he's made. Just because someone is terminally ill, in pain and chooses to end his life DOESN'T absolve his or her decision from ethical and moral critique and referendum. Regardless of whether this is a hoax or not, I agree that it's a touching story and I agree that a person has the right to choose their own fate. I personally view Lucidending's choice as a courageous one; I can't even imagine the fear of having to confront death head-on.
But, like Shouta said, what defines courage is highly debatable and there is no right or wrong answer. ElectricBlue is immediately vilified because he disagrees with the patient's decision and doesn't find it courageous from his viewpoint? His explanations might have lacked depth but holy shit at people telling him to reevaluation his position because it's not the majority view. ElectricBlue giving GAF a bad name? If anything, blame USA Today for framing his viewpoint to rile up some sensationalism.
Honestly, I find Lucidending's story moving too but the melodrama in this thread is ridiculous.
But, like Shouta said, what defines courage is highly debatable and there is no right or wrong answer. ElectricBlue is immediately vilified because he disagrees with the patient's decision and doesn't find it courageous from his viewpoint? His explanations might have lacked depth but holy shit at people telling him to reevaluation his position because it's not the majority view. ElectricBlue giving GAF a bad name? If anything, blame USA Today for framing his viewpoint to rile up some sensationalism.
Honestly, I find Lucidending's story moving too but the melodrama in this thread is ridiculous.
Vincent Alexander
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Lucidending posted something 1 hour ago. Deadline is coming up. Time to place our final bets.
Technosteve
Banned
did we get swindled? the internet is a hate machine. =(
Seraphinianus
Banned
People on reddit seem to agree its fake.
They used to verify them through the mods-- real ones would have a gold star next to it. I haven't read that subreddit in a long time, but the ones that make it to my front page never have a star. They're usually crazy shit or tear-jerker material.
It's reddit though- sometimes I get the feeling that people on the site don't care that much if it's real or not, they like the illusion just fine. At least, that explains all the fake facebook conversations that are still wildly popular and the fact that you can write a sob story around christmas and people will send you free shit without even checking. Seriously, check the site next christmas...I guarantee that after this past christmas, there will be tons of swindlers next year.
harriet the spy said:
They used to verify them through the mods-- real ones would have a gold star next to it. I haven't read that subreddit in a long time, but the ones that make it to my front page never have a star. They're usually crazy shit or tear-jerker material.
It's reddit though- sometimes I get the feeling that people on the site don't care that much if it's real or not, they like the illusion just fine. At least, that explains all the fake facebook conversations that are still wildly popular and the fact that you can write a sob story around christmas and people will send you free shit without even checking. Seriously, check the site next christmas...I guarantee that after this past christmas, there will be tons of swindlers next year.
Dreams-Visions
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:-(Smision said:
Seraphinianus
Banned
Just as soon as I posted, I read this (last sentence):
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/c...of_my_life_was_brutally_raped_3_years/c1jydci
oh reddit.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/c...of_my_life_was_brutally_raped_3_years/c1jydci
oh reddit.
toxicgonzo
Taxes?! Isn't this the line for Metallica?
It just doesn't add up:
-Oregon law only allows orally ingested or feeding tube administered prescriptions, yet lucidending said he was taking the drug by IV.
-After making posts for a while, conveniently forgets his own password. Now, in the moments before his death, he just so happens to remember his password. Right.
-Less than a hundred people in Oregon end their lives this way every year. A thirty something year old with terminal lymphoma is a rarity. We are talking about a minority of a minority. Surely by now somebody would have found out who he was.
-A man has less than 51 hours to live and he wants to spend his time talking to complete strangers. He even admits he has family. Why isn't he spending his last moments with family?
-Oregon law only allows orally ingested or feeding tube administered prescriptions, yet lucidending said he was taking the drug by IV.
-After making posts for a while, conveniently forgets his own password. Now, in the moments before his death, he just so happens to remember his password. Right.
-Less than a hundred people in Oregon end their lives this way every year. A thirty something year old with terminal lymphoma is a rarity. We are talking about a minority of a minority. Surely by now somebody would have found out who he was.
-A man has less than 51 hours to live and he wants to spend his time talking to complete strangers. He even admits he has family. Why isn't he spending his last moments with family?
Does it really matter if it's real or fake? All these people who took a little bit of their time to reach out, that's the real moving part. So what if there's a chance that this is fake? Would you really rather be so jaded, unfeeling, and cynical that this doesn't touch you, if but a little?
HiroProtagonist
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butter_stick said:
Yeah, so much safer! I almost gave him my sympathy for free. Could you imagine? Next time I'll only feel badly after I see the body.
VGChampion
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Doesn't really matter if it's real or fake. People doing nice things for others and just feeling good about themselves is human nature. Who cares if some guy had a laugh. If there was the slightest chance it was real people were coming together.
He explained that towards the very beginning.
toxicgonzo said:
He explained that towards the very beginning.
The Elite
BOSS
Fuzzery said:
Yeah, it matters. It's great that people are willing to do what they did, but it's sad that they did it for a lying sack of shit. That does matter. I don't want my time, my love and my generosity taken advantage of by some lying son of a bitch.
It absolutely matters.
Yeah but see, this is the internet, where everything already rests on the thin edge of reality. To me at least, he's more of an idea then an actual person, a fiction that I will never have the chance to know for real. Have you ever really felt for a character after reading a book, or watching a movie? It's the same sort of thing.DoctorWho said:
Seraphinianus
Banned
yes, it matters. i like to have a grasp on reality. IAMA is cool when its real. Deceiving people to bring them together makes everyone look very tacky.
The Elite
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Fuzzery said:
The thing is, I know that it's fiction going in. For a lot of the people who spoke to and supported this guy, they really believed it. That makes the experience different when all is said and done. With a movie, I know that it was fiction, but I can still appreciate the journey and the story. With this, the experience itself might have been enlightening, but the outcome still would leave me betrayed.
Seraphinianus
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the problem is that it's not enlightening at all. it was supposed to be a guy who knows what it's like to be on the verge of death. Without that key aspect, all the answers become bullshit--just another person's speculation about the subject.
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
This confirms it.
Lucidending confirms fake
Or does it? Is there any way that this guy wasn't lucidending?
Lucidending confirms fake
Or does it? Is there any way that this guy wasn't lucidending?
Seraphinianus
Banned
Superimposer said:
media attention, fakes of fakes which will spawn more fakes. now this shit is getting downright hilarious.
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
Smision said:
Yeah I was worried the member who posted this wasn't actually him, but since it said posted by [deleted] I gave him the benefit of the doubt before posting here... is there any sure way of knowing which username posted this?
toxicgonzo
Taxes?! Isn't this the line for Metallica?
His proof is him holding a sign saying he is lucidending? Weak.Superimposer said:
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
toxicgonzo said:
I think it all depends on whether people saw the username before it was deleted, and judging from the top comment I assumed the commenter did see that it was lucidending, sorry
HiroProtagonist
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Superimposer said:
Per the thread it was posted under lucidendlng, because he 'lost the password' to the lucidending account.
Oh, and this:
zeroes said:
tycoonheart
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Why is it that so many of you guys still fall for this shit on the internet? Any time something like this is posted on the internet, my first thoughts are always - this could be fake. Sad, but I've witnessed so many of these types of fakes that w/o proper evidence I refuse to believe it.
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