The internet is a harsh, cruel place. We’ve all got struggles of varying degrees, but the last place I’d look to open up about any struggle would be to strangers on the internet. No good can possibly come of it.
I don’t wish mental health issues on anyone, but it’s hard not to question motives these days when so many are in pursuit of meaningless internet fame.
I don’t know this dude, and I’m certainly not suggesting he’s lying. But he really needs to seek help in a more appropriate environment.
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The point is some good can come of it maybe not for byf himself based on these reactions but maybe just maybe his video helped prompt other people to go and get help if they need it
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Edited by X_MachoMadness_X: 10/12/2018 6:06:58 PMThe internet is a harsh place only because people make it that way. Byf probably felt his channel would be a safe place to open up about his troubles since people who watch his videos enjoy him. All he does is try to make entertaining and informative videos about one of his and our favorite games, so I don’t see why people think he’s some sort of ‘internet celebrity’, trying to get more publicity. He’s not some world wide icon like Tom Hardy or Robert Downey Jr. He’s not even as well known as Pewdiepie or Markiplier. It just pains me to see that the people he regards as his fans and probably cares so much about would be this callus twoards him on one of the few times he opens up about what has been weighing on his mind.
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I think overall his channel was a good place to open up. There’s support pouring out from all over, and lots other people are sharing their stories. There’s even a Reddit thread for Byf support. Gamers are overall awesome I think. The negatives are becoming a smaller minority every day.
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That’s good. At least there’s a silver lining.
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The whole world is what people make it. Internet anonymity helps people express the more negative elements of themselves that they stifle in reality. The sooner we realize that we can’t make everyone in the world or on the internet a good person, the sooner we can focus on finding the appropriate avenues to reach the good. I haven’t, and probably won’t, watch this guys’ video- but some of the comments I’m seeing say part of his video suggests that negative feedback had an influence on his depressive mood. If so, then he should be aware that this community isn’t, and never was, a safe space. If he needs help, a professional would be a better start. I hope he seeks it.
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I hope the people who made who made all the comments get help just as I hope Byf does. They need it too if this how they go through their lives.
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Edited by Philimanjaro105: 10/12/2018 5:27:39 PMMost of them probably don’t go through life being an emotionless troll. That privilege is only afforded to them by the anonymity of the internet. Doesn’t make it right- but I’d like to believe that most of these people are pretty decent folk in day-to-day life.
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That would be even worse. Putting on a mask to hide what you feel only exacerbates the parts that are covered up.
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I’m certainly no expert on the subject- but I believe that the accepted theory is that it’s healthy for people express otherwise negative thoughts and desires in a “sandbox”- that is to say, an environment isolated from the real world that doesn’t hurt others. Obviously, it’s questionable to say that the internet really is such an isolated sandbox... But I guess my point here is that there’s no such thing as a pure saint or a pure sinner. There’s just specific avenues in which we express the negatives and positives about us.
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Baiting people opening up about attempted suicide is beyond the norms of negative expression being anonymous doesn't change that we can only hope they are teenagers and therefore have under developed brains
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Edited by X_MachoMadness_X: 10/12/2018 7:14:17 PMThey just need a healthier outlet where people can both take and give negative energy. Like Martial Arts, or maybe a hard exercise routine. I don’t mean to seem like I’m saying that there’s absolutely no room on the Internet for being kinda mean sometimes (If that’s how I’ve been coming across), but there certainly times where it’s uncalled for. Things like clap backs on Twitter are probably a good example of an opportunity and internet space to let that out, cuz almost everyone knows that place can be savage as hell (plus those are usually meant to be funny rather than malicious). There’s most likely not a perfect or even a correct answer to the problem.
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Martial arts is not the answer for someone that is emotionally unstable. Giving someone knowledge to destroy that is struggling at maintaining control is not the best solution.
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I fully agree with everything you said.