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Post by H-Virus on Jan 25, 2014 16:12:16 GMT -5
I literally JUST got finished watching Nash's new video that had Jdub as a special guest. Now this? Shit...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2014 16:14:00 GMT -5
I only watched him in To Boldly Flee, and I thought he was pretty funny. It's terrible that his wife had to experience it like that. I wish mental illness, like depression was more widely understood and embraced by society. A lot of people are suffering from various forms of it and don't know how or feel ashamed to seek help. R.I.P.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2014 16:17:52 GMT -5
Here's the interview Gopher Mod and I did in 2011. Link on the website was invalid:
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jan 25, 2014 16:22:12 GMT -5
Wow. I feel terrible for his wife. Only saw a few JewWario videos, so not super familiar with him but this is just a shitty situation all around
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Post by Waffel113 on Jan 25, 2014 16:25:10 GMT -5
Toates Madhackrviper with the post of the month, maybe the year. I couldn't have said it any better if I tried.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 25, 2014 16:29:17 GMT -5
very sad. that's some awful news. my thoughts are with his family and the TGWTG crew.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2014 16:31:11 GMT -5
I've not heard of the guy before today, only know about this because PeanutButterGamer tweeted about it and I went to google. When I found out he was a part of the Channel Awesome circle I knew I could find something about it here. I wanted to post something though because god these are harrowing circumstances though dude. I hope someone's there for his wife, because I can't imagine a more troubling experience to go though. She's never going to get over that. I can't imagine how I'd handle a loved one of mine doing that in the same circumstances. You never know whats going on behind the scenes with these internet personalities. A lot of the times guys like this crack a little and you can see a lot of horrible crap is going on behind the scenes. If he killed himself he must have been horribly depressed or otherwise mentally messed up. There needs to be more help for people like that out there, but who knows maybe he was getting help but things just went horribly wrong all at once. Its important to remember that people who commit suicide are mentally ill. You can't hold their actions against them. They're messed up. People like to say stuff like suicide is selfish, but you have to understand that mentally balanced people that understand that kind of thing aren't the people that kill themselves. To be honest... I myself have been on the edge a couple times in my life. I was moderately suicidal in middle school, not as bad as some but I was pretty unstable during those years. Over the past few years I've considered it multiple times. Generally its just a dramatic reaction I have to being overwhelmed by stress, other times its because some shit has really gone wrong for me or whatever. And you know what? Yeah, what keeps me holding on in my darkest hours is the understanding that there are people that would be really f***ing sad if I offed myself. But thats because I'm still mentally stable enough to understand that sort of thing. I've never been driven so over the edge that I forget that. I've been so goddamn depressed that I tell myself that if I could erase myself from history and make it so I'd never existed so my family and friends wouldn't miss me I'd do it, but I don't think I could ever actually kill myself because of them. But thats not judgement on anyone who has committed suicide. Not even this guy, who did it with his wife on the other end of the door. I don't share their burdens, and I don't share their level of mental illness. Again, its because I'm just not THAT mentally unstable, but some people are. Its also important to remember that it often takes a person with some level of mental.... something to take solace in the internet. I've met some pretty out there people online, we all have. But even the "normal" people often turn out to be suffering from depression and/or social anxiety once you get to know them, sometimes cripplingly so. I myself am diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Depression, and Social Anxiety (too personal maybe but I'm an oversharer what can I say) so idk... all I'm trying to say is that you never know whats going on behind the avatar. Everyone's got their shit, and I've found thats especially so online. Idk why this ended up being a motive to wax philosophic about the nature of mental illness and people on the internet. Maybe because I've sort of been thinking a lot about it lately anyway, because of how unstable some of my internet friendships are. Who knows. This is such a terrible set of circumstances... I just really wish there was more effective help out there for people with depression and social anxiety (that isn't just "drug em till they dont feel"). I just wish mental illness was less stigmatized by society. I wish a lot of things and this situation just brought it all up for me. This...this is pretty much what I've always wanted to say but I could never find the right words. Thank you...thank you VERY much
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Post by Orange on Jan 25, 2014 16:32:48 GMT -5
I only watched him in To Boldly Flee, and I thought he was pretty funny. It's terrible that his wife had to experience it like that. I wish mental illness, like depression was more widely understood and embraced by society. A lot of people are suffering from various forms of it and don't know how or feel ashamed to seek help. R.I.P. The day we as a society treat mental illness and disability with as much understanding and empathy as physical illness and disability is the day we become a better people.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Jan 25, 2014 16:44:02 GMT -5
Damn. I'd only seen him in the big collabs between the TGWTG crew, but it's a damn shame when someone feels that this is the only way out of their problems. My thoughts go to his wife, not gonna be an easy time for her.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jan 25, 2014 16:48:27 GMT -5
Very sad...
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Post by theryno665 on Jan 25, 2014 16:53:06 GMT -5
I heard about the news on Facebook and Twitter but man, I wish I didn't read this part. Almost made me cry.
As an occasional fan of his, this is sad news. As someone who suffers from depression and has had a friend commit suicide in a similar manner a few years back, it makes it that much more horrible.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2014 17:14:30 GMT -5
I have to post something or else this is going to eat me alive from the inside
Before I start I will say that I am officially diagnosed since Late 2012 with Full Blown Depression and thanks to my doctor's and loved ones, including the ones here, ESPECIALLY the ones here, that have kept me sane. With that said though, it is by any means NOT an easy battle to keep up with especially knowing that anything can set a person off. Heck these same doctors and loved ones have kept track with the unsettling fact that I have attempted something about 13/14 times from September 2009 to Now. I will also say that it is not easy knowing that I am not a social person, and the fact that my loved ones have called me being on my phone or me being online an addiction always insults me, but the thing is I can not fight it because it IS the norm in our society. I can not say that I feel for JewWario or his wife or anyone close to the situation for that matter, but all I can say is that as a public we CAN NOT understand what it was that set him off, and if we constantly sit and think "what if we did something different" or something along those lines....that would drive us crazy.
I know I probably phrased something wrong, but hopefully someone gets what I am trying to say.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 25, 2014 17:29:40 GMT -5
Nash (of WTFIWWY and Here There be Dragons fame) has written a short reaction where he explains that he will publish a crossover he recently made with JewWario because he wants people to know how fun and talented he was: nashscribblings.tumblr.com/post/74522044307/on-justinHere is also a link to the WTFIWWY Live video I mentioned earlier. It was recorded on January 20th, just three days before taking his own life, and uploaded a few hours, possibly even minutes, before his suicide was announced. He really doesn't look depressed on it, which again goes to show how sudden and reckless suicide is. If you feel it'd be too hard to see him as he normally was right now, I advise that you don't watch it, but I believe for many people, it'd help making some pleasant last memories of him: blip.tv/radio-dead-air/wtfiwwy-live-midvale-school-for-the-gifted-1-20-14-6720269
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2014 17:30:40 GMT -5
Damn. I'm at a loss of words.
RIP.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2014 17:34:10 GMT -5
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Post by Ryushinku on Jan 25, 2014 17:57:05 GMT -5
Thanks for that. Feels even worse seeing how broken up those guys are, but on the other hand getting some happy reminiscing from it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2014 17:59:34 GMT -5
Rest In Peace
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 25, 2014 18:15:46 GMT -5
I've been in the Radio Dead Air chat and it was very moving to see how many people JewWario had touched and inspired. They've mentioned doing a PSA to help TGWTG viewers who are going through depression and I am 100% behind it. Seeing Nash and Linkara's faces was heart-wrenching. I also read a Spoony tweet, he is at a film festival where he must present a movie but he's said it's the last thing he wants to be doing right now. EDIT: I almost forgot, Brad Jones has posted some very moving words: thecinemasnob.com/2014/01/25/justin-carmical.aspx
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 25, 2014 18:37:49 GMT -5
He is someone whose "You Can Play This" videos I enjoyed very much. They actually indirectly led to some very positive events in my life, which is kind of a long story.
Suicide is an incredibly hurtful thing, and unfortunately, a number of us have had to experience the aftermath, up close or from afar. I am sorry that his wife had to go through that.
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Post by Jiren on Jan 25, 2014 18:44:43 GMT -5
Never seen any of his stuff (Not a TGWTG fan) but it's still a terrible thing to happen.
RIP
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