Man sings to his dying baby son on video to profit from his death
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I feel for the guy and hope things get better for him, but I'm not in the habit of giving money to people I don't know, even if its going to a good cause. I would do this for a family member or close friend but not somebody on the internet.
With that being said whos to know if this guy is doing it for money? Could just be a tribute that he wanted everyone to see, which is great.
With that being said whos to know if this guy is doing it for money? Could just be a tribute that he wanted everyone to see, which is great.
Hedonistic Traveler
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I feel for the guy. Losing your wife and kid just a few days apart has to be killer.
Hopefully he'll have some leftover cash after paying the bills though. His D-list internet fame and 50,000 could be used to get him some better pussy than that.
Hopefully he'll have some leftover cash after paying the bills though. His D-list internet fame and 50,000 could be used to get him some better pussy than that.
WalterBlack
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Why didn't he use kickstarter?
There was a guy who for a joke asked for money for potato salad. Look how much he made:
There was a guy who for a joke asked for money for potato salad. Look how much he made:
LouieG
Robin
This is a horrific story. My heart goes out to the guy.
Not to be critical of anyone, but if you start to notice that your reaction to stories like this is anything other than "holy shit, that poor guy," it's probably a sign you've imbibed this red pill / decline-of-the-west stuff a bit too deeply.
Remember to keep some perspective. Putting your ideology before your humanity will drive you over the edge (see: present-day feminism).
Not to be critical of anyone, but if you start to notice that your reaction to stories like this is anything other than "holy shit, that poor guy," it's probably a sign you've imbibed this red pill / decline-of-the-west stuff a bit too deeply.
Remember to keep some perspective. Putting your ideology before your humanity will drive you over the edge (see: present-day feminism).
I understand we're all quite suspicious and aloof on here, but this man has been down in the world in a way that most of us will luckily never experience.
Looking at the guys face I'd say he's sincere. I'd guess he buys into the whole 'wife and kids' lifestyle in a big way. This must have been a crushing blow.
I don't entirely understand the medical system in America, but my guess is he's just trying to break even. He doesn't look rich.
Looking at the guys face I'd say he's sincere. I'd guess he buys into the whole 'wife and kids' lifestyle in a big way. This must have been a crushing blow.
I don't entirely understand the medical system in America, but my guess is he's just trying to break even. He doesn't look rich.
To be honest, the video aspect of this disturbs me far more than the potential money-grubbing aspect (that would be hideous, but it would just be the icing on the cake).
Why can't the sick and dying be left alone, to live out their last days in dignity? Where is the sense of shame about exposing a dying person to everyone's prying eyes? Where is the respect? Privacy? All secondary to attention whoring.
In the end, this guy is no different from those girls snapping selfies in front of their dead grandmas.
Why can't the sick and dying be left alone, to live out their last days in dignity? Where is the sense of shame about exposing a dying person to everyone's prying eyes? Where is the respect? Privacy? All secondary to attention whoring.
In the end, this guy is no different from those girls snapping selfies in front of their dead grandmas.
The internet can be a cold place with heartless people. Not just the Rooshv forum even though there are threads and members who are guilty of being less then admiral human beings on occasion. Seems like people this day and age on the internet have no sympathy. I couldn't imagine losing my wife and new born child.. that was pretty much that mans whole life. He has been super excited for 9 months about bringing a new life into this world and raising it with the woman he loved. I don't care if its beta or not someone elses idea of the ideal life, its a admirable thing in opinion. An no matter the reason this video got up loaded and that he may or may not be set to make money off it I don't think anyone should judge this guy. There is another thread on here about a man who found his girlfriend of 2 years hanging dead with a vacuum cleaner cord and he is accused of being beta and putting the pussy on a pedestal by some people. I love the RooshV forum and visit it every day and travel to worldly destination based upon readings from here. I have met and kept in contact with numerous members on here who I consider great friends, I am not bad mouthing the forum in general, I hope it doesnt seem that way.. this is just where I spent most of my time in the internet these days so I use examples from recent memory.
It seems like every forum or comments sections of someone young dying in a somewhat tragic way, there are always some people to say that its ok and they deserved to die and they have no sympathy... not as much here on the RooshV but I was the member of a car forum years ago and there would be a lots of post about someone losing friends to car wrecks or motorcycle accidents and the other members would literally say "Good one less squid on the road," or "they deserved to die they shouldn't have been racing a honda," they would make ill comments about passengers who died as well. These had families as well and people that loved and cared about them, I don't think its great they died. These things struck home with me cause as a young man I had a motorcycle and would sometimes on country roads drive at insane speeds, and I did street racing on empty roads at night when I was younger... did I deserve to die? When you are younger you do a lot of dumb shit but my god man you can grow up and be a good responsible decent human being.
I don't know if its just the internet or if its the world we live that makes people seem so heartless... to me its always a sad thing when a young person passes away.
It seems like every forum or comments sections of someone young dying in a somewhat tragic way, there are always some people to say that its ok and they deserved to die and they have no sympathy... not as much here on the RooshV but I was the member of a car forum years ago and there would be a lots of post about someone losing friends to car wrecks or motorcycle accidents and the other members would literally say "Good one less squid on the road," or "they deserved to die they shouldn't have been racing a honda," they would make ill comments about passengers who died as well. These had families as well and people that loved and cared about them, I don't think its great they died. These things struck home with me cause as a young man I had a motorcycle and would sometimes on country roads drive at insane speeds, and I did street racing on empty roads at night when I was younger... did I deserve to die? When you are younger you do a lot of dumb shit but my god man you can grow up and be a good responsible decent human being.
I don't know if its just the internet or if its the world we live that makes people seem so heartless... to me its always a sad thing when a young person passes away.
I feel bad for the guy who lost his loved ones in a matter of two days. That will strike alot of sympathy towards him
But the real outrage for me is from these clickbait sites like Buzzfeed, Gawker, Slate etc using this mans tragedy to profit off of people's. sorrow.
The real social justice would be these sites using the advertising money made to donate to thier funeral and hospital costs.
But the real outrage for me is from these clickbait sites like Buzzfeed, Gawker, Slate etc using this mans tragedy to profit off of people's. sorrow.
The real social justice would be these sites using the advertising money made to donate to thier funeral and hospital costs.
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Me too. That was my first thought, I'm uncomfortable when people share the intimacy of grief with strangers.
But... we all react differently to loss. We're also the product of our backgrounds. My own upbringing was quite a hard one. I'm not sorry about it, but I'm aware some other people had different formative experiences and are more emotionally demonstrative as a result.
This man here seems to be coping with a crushing loss better than I would. I know what I'd do if I were him: I'd put on a brave face, keep my tears for private, then fall off the wagon and quietly drink myself to death.
But his way of dealing with it is better than mine.
When I first read the story, I got the impression he was the one asking for money. Looks like I was wrong.
I gave my baby boy a bath earlier on. He did his usual tricks of trying to climb out of the bath, grabbed the sponge out of my hand every time I tried to clean spaghetti bolognese off his face, then fought me with every ounce of his strength when I was drying him off and getting him dressed. After much squalling, wriggling, and pounding of tiny fists, I picked him up and he gave me a huge smile, wrapped his chubby little arms around my neck, gurgled happily in his baby nonsense language.. and then tried to pull my ears off.
I don't know what I'd do without the little bugger.
I can't imagine losing a child. I hope I never have to. I hope none of us do.
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