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Collapsing Farts posted:Why did he kill himself though? I mean, getting a job seems harsh when you've been coasting most of your adult life but not that harsh. He musta been in serious debt or something He lost his reputation, his house, his fancy cars, his source of fresh money, his newest children (since he seems to not give a poo poo about his older ones), and finally his ability to buy new pills. The last one probably hurt the most.
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LadyAmbien posted:I have been sitting for hours debating whether or not to disclose this, and I feel like it's something I do need to get off of my chest. I'm really sorry you and your child have to go through this. I hope that in time this can bring some peace to you both.
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I've used these forums for almost exactly half my life, on and off. I have never been a good poster or really fit in here, but that is my fate and I somehow feel grateful for being able to be a bad poster, and not just a thing indistinguishable from nothing, like in the twitter/reddit hellscape the internet has become. I've had long periods of my life where I've been pretty miserable and angry, and these forums have given me sanctuary. A cave in the storm with a wall I can write on, something like that. A place to sulk. I have a few previous accounts (sutch, abandon, vug, might be more I can't remember) which I autobanned, or which got banned because either I or somebody else got tired of what a negative rear end in a top hat I was. But I feel like I have always drawn growth and healing from this website, and these days it feels like one of the few remaining bastions of the old internet, and though it's shrunk down a lot now it seems better than ever at being the SA forums, and long may it continue. I have never really felt like joining in the demonising of Lowtax, firstly because I don't like to demonise anyone. That may seem weird given how much his early content was basically about demonising people online but it's because there is a part of me that is like that - a dark undercurrent of violent or dehumanising thought in me that I have grown beyond since I was a teenager. I have been angry throughout my life, most often angry at myself, hating my inability to be what I think people want me to be regardless of whether that was a just or rational thing, and I have always thought that that was something that typified goons in general. A flimsy kinship through endemic mental problems and anger turned in on oneself. A lot of teenagers who become goons hating themselves and wanting to lash out at someone, be they furries or whatever else. Sometimes things start from a dark, ugly and lovely place, but we grow beyond it. The world doesn't have to be full of perfect people. Lowtax wasn't perfect, and he came to a miserable end. But my life has been made better for his works, so I suppose I'll post in this thread by way of saying thanks for that, Lowtax. Sorry you couldn't stick around -- forums poster "HORSE-SLAUGHTERER"
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Richard's skull is already doing a goatse impression so you don't need to bother If I say "no ring" here I'm going to hell, aren't I?
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lovely Wizard posted:His mom is loaded if I remember right, so all he had to do was be mama's boy for a few years (if that if her having cancer was true) and then he could go back to cookies pills and slightly higher than bottom tier booze. It also sounds like his mother deserves the emotional torture she's currently going through. When my stepdad killed himself, the first thing his parents told my mother was that it was their own fault, if anything. Leveling such an accusation against someone who was in a relationship with the departed, who once loved them, and then had to have a court case against them for physical abuse, is something only the most vile at heart would do, rather than look for someone to grieve with. May she dine alongside her son soon enough im saint germain fucked around with this message at 09:39 on Nov 11, 2021 |
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Ometeotl posted:Do we know how much Jeffrey paid him for these dead forums? ten dollars, american
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Vorgen posted:I just found out about this. I don't have the comfortableness within myself to find the words to describe the ways this website has influenced my life. It's all still so weird and strange and fascinating and also offputting even 20 years in. There's always been a strongly vicious, negative vibe running through the fascination. I have imagined that was the legacy of Lowtax. I hope it dies with him. That seems apt, what a sad, depressing loser he was. Still, I guess this means I win the gun argument I had with him in 2003.
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Spergin Morlock posted:If I say "no ring" here I'm going to hell, aren't I? Yeah, but you can mock Lowtax to his face when you arrive so IMO it's worth it.
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I was going to make a distasteful joke but this is truly heart-breaking. No child should have to bare the thought that their dad, the one man who is supposed to be there for them, decided to check out of that responsibility for what feels like spite. I hope you don't harbor any guilt; he wasn't a saint and you were acting in the best interests of what matters most. I'll be donating when I wake up and can process this. I didn't like the guy but this site has been part of my life since 2003 (lost old account); made some great online friends, explored new hobbies, and had a ton of laughs. This just feels incredibly surreal. Suicide is the most selfish act you can inflict on a child. I don't know what else to say other than you have a community that does care about you - let people know if you need anything at all. My heart sincerely goes out to you. gently caress.
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Filthy Haiku posted:To any other goons who have struggled with suicidal urges; remember how Lowtax taking his own life hurt those around him even though he was a garbage person. Look in the mirror and ask yourself "Am I as big of an rear end in a top hat as Lowtax?"
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Nitnen posted:I keep every add for my deceased friends no matter how silly it may seem. It's upsetting sometimes to be reminded that they're gone, but ultimately seeing them there reminds me of the good memories I have of them. It's also your last connection to an act they did while alive - severing that add is severing that connection. You can look at the name and be reminded of the add and them taking action to include you in their lives. I get it.
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Ometeotl posted:Do we know how much Jeffrey paid him for these dead forums? At least 6 figures it's what people have said. I guess that's the money he blew before the court order gave the marital trust 0% in his favor?
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LadyAmbien posted:I appreciate this and all the other kind comments like this. Donated. My deepest condolences. 
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NO gently caress YOU DAD posted:The most charitable reading is that he honestly believed what he said about how he wasn't a domestic abuser and those crazy women were accused him for no reason. He clung pretty hard to that "never proven in court" thing and when that changed he couldn't handle it. "Do you beat your wife?" It's not an essay question, it's yes or no. There is no charitable reading of that at all.
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LadyAmbien posted:A sad story about a sad man I'm sorry for you and everyone else who has had to deal with all of this. I wish you strength and wisdom
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Ometeotl posted:Do we know how much Jeffrey paid him for these dead forums? $420.69
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Joust posted:Thanks for the forums I guess.
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Edmund Sparkler posted:At least 6 figures it's what people have said. I guess that's the money he blew before the court order gave the marital trust 0% in his favor? That's a lot of Goldbelly.
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LadyAmbien posted:I have been sitting for hours debating whether or not to disclose this, and I feel like it's something I do need to get off of my chest. My sincerest condolences. Hopefully being able to make this post and the well wishes of Goons helps ease the pain you're feeling, even if only a little.
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Filthy Haiku posted:To any other goons who have struggled with suicidal urges; remember how Lowtax taking his own life hurt those around him even though he was a garbage person. Look in the mirror and ask yourself "Am I as big of an rear end in a top hat as Lowtax?" As someone who tried to off themselves years ago, if anyone else gets to that point just... fuckin' don't?? Like most people's reactions are "gosh you'll have things to live for in the future" or "isn't there anything you love in life, no matter how small?" but for me, knowing what I know now and looking back on that time, I'm just fuckin' mad that poo poo-rear end fucker tried to kill me. gently caress that rear end in a top hat, what a loving moron, god drat. So like, don't be a poo poo-rear end fucker, explore every other option. gently caress at least sleep on it before doing anything, it's not like "being dead" is a one-time-only opportunity and you have to act now before the sale ends or whatever. I hope this helps someone somehow, idk.
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Lowtax was a coward in life and a coward in death. His undeniable hand and influence in establishing, both physically and culturally, SA and the forums, and the subsequent influence this site ended up having on the development of internet culture and structure, for better and for worse, is to be acknowledged. These forums meant a lot to me for a good period of my life, and I made friends in here that I'm still talking to daily, and for that I am grateful he kicked it off. Very sorry to hear what you've been put through LadyAmbien, and I hope you, his other ex, and your children can heal from this.
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Filthy Haiku posted:To any other goons who have struggled with suicidal urges; remember how Lowtax taking his own life hurt those around him even though he was a garbage person. Look in the mirror and ask yourself "Am I as big of an rear end in a top hat as Lowtax?" in an overwhelmingly negative thread, you are doing a very positive service. keep up the good work.
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LadyAmbien posted:I appreciate this and all the other kind comments like this. I've been making jokes in this thread, because this is still Something Awful. But I've also donated to this. In the real world off the Internet, there's nothing funny about this situation at all. Whatever opinion you may hold of Rich himself, there are real flesh-and-blood kids out there who have just lost their father and need all the help we can give.
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As of now this is the only article on Google News covering this story: https://getindianews.com/is-richard-lowtax-kyanka-dead-or-alive-social-media-death-hoax-explained/
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GET MY BELT SON posted:Doobie better show for the funeral
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