I still relate to this quote years later :(

Sounds like he's referring to John Belushi.

Right? He died in 2014. And we are in 2023. So yeah. 9 years. Most days it feels like yesterday

Same. I spend most of my free time doing things for other people because I know it'll make them happy. I guess my reasoning is if I can't be happy, maybe bringing it to others will make me happy, even if temporarily

Don't know if this is a genuine quote, but speaking from experience you just recognise it better in others because you are going through it too.

Remember that the role dopamine plays in Parkinsons disease and Lewy Body dementia is not equal to the role in depression. With that said, many suffering dementia also experience depression, that goes for alzheimers, vascular dementia, parkinsons and lewy body dementia.

🤷🏻‍♂️ he should have figured out something. Like I said I’m sure there’s somewhere that would have gave him the good night juice and be on the up and up. Much better than what he chose to do. His family knowing he went out like that. Probably surprised asf and devastated. He could have offered them closure. Instead of some shocking suicide.

I’m not even sure what he had. Hell there was probably a state he could have moved to where it was legal. Just watched some doc where a couple went and did that in the states.

Or you can read his wife's article and draw your own informed conclusions.

What? What celebrities "try and fail to influence elections"? Do you mean when they post on their social media pages? Or like those commercials telling people to vote?

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I miss that man so much though it is a true statement

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Yep

Whole paragraph about how suicide is illegal and traumatic, but nah, he's selfish for trying to leave his family out of it because

>"just go somewhere that would let him lol."

Ok. Glad you thought it through. Definitely should have killed himself in front of his family, because it'd be trivial to set up, and none of his family would ever be questioned by police when they legally have to report a dead body, (or are you suggesting they secretly bury him too? And pretend he's still alive and went missing?), none of the family members who were present would get terrorized by paparazzi accusing them of doing it, and none of the people around him would be forever burdened by guilt wondering if they should have stopped it while it was happening, even if in their hearts they know they shouldn't.

Yup, I'm glad you're here to confidently describe how easy and trivial and LOLZ it can all be. Such a shame he had to be selfish and exclude them from the fun.

Definitely a heavy read. But fuck man, it's so well written. A truly beautiful and elequently written piece that just echos with both love and grief.

Be a positive force

This... hit me pretty hard.

The funniest bubble of reality popping for them is when they try to influence elections and fail badly lol.

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Oh my God, it was six years ago. Reminds me of last week.

I think the absolutionist talk online when it comes to things like the vaccine are the problem.

I've taken it myself but I understand that comes with risks that we may not even know about such as long term side effects. It's a risk I'm willing to take but I can understand if other people might be skeptical about doing so.

Like maybe the vaccines are completely legit AND the pharma companies have found ways to unnecessarily profit off of them and such. Both could be true but if you even try suggesting such a thing you'll prolly get yelled at.

The branding of individuals with labels so can just demonise them and their opinions is quite annoying.

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He would be having a good laugh over how tone-deaf and tasteless your comment is.

To be depressed?

Man, this hits so hard, because it’s true. The times I’ve been most depressed I’m the same way. When I was stuck in that hole, I would do similar things as I didn’t want those around me to know how sad and lonely I was. Loneliness is one of the worst experiences a human can have. I’d make everyone else laugh but I could experience no happiness. Glad those days are behind me. If this happens to you please tell your people so they can help you.