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Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by bonestamp2 »

d2049 wrote: post #78
bentoncreation wrote: post #56

My teenage son knocked on our bedroom door last night after we'd all gone to bed. He was crying and told us his cousin had just texted him the news, and then he watched the video. We watched it again together. I cried and hugged him and we talked about it a little bit. My kids were so isolated during covid lockdown, we were getting really worried for their mental state. They weren't seeing other kids their age, they…

Slightly off-topic question out of curiosity and without malice - is it normal for teenagers to talk to their parents about emotional issues and cry in front of them? It's been suggested to me this is a typical thing and it sounds great, but I never did this after getting to middle school age.

I think the other comment made good points about grief being a powerful feeling that may overcome norms. From my personal experience, it also depends on the relationship between the parents and the kids. I'm much closer to my kids emotionally than my parents were with me and my kids tell me things I never would have told my parents. I think I turned out ok, but I hope they turn out even better having an adult mind to help guide them through their emotions, challenges, mistakes, victories, etc.

Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by menmob »

e40 wrote: post #72
bentoncreation wrote: post #56

My teenage son knocked on our bedroom door last night after we'd all gone to bed. He was crying and told us his cousin had just texted him the news, and then he watched the video. We watched it again together. I cried and hugged him and we talked about it a little bit. My kids were so isolated during covid lockdown, we were getting really worried for their mental state. They weren't seeing other kids their age, they…

Parasocial relationships can have an extremely strong effect on people. My son was similarly effected by the suicide of a youtuber a few years ago. My son was 18 at the time, just out of HS and struggling. This person is someone he had followed for years and was public about his struggles and was doing better, then this happened. The unintended side effects of the world we have built are many, and some are impacting…

Etika? Still miss him myself.

Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by HaZeust »

menmob wrote: post #82
e40 wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Parasocial relationships can have an extremely strong effect on people. My son was similarly effected by the suicide of a youtuber a few years ago. My son was 18 at the time, just out of HS and struggling. This person is someone he had followed for years and was public about his struggles and was doing better, then this happened. The unintended side effects of the world we have built are many, and some are impacting…

Etika? Still miss him myself.

The video is still well-engraved in my head. Sad day.

Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by eurasiantiger »

Aeolun wrote: post #59
eurasiantiger wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nah, everybody’s at the mall scratching his ass, picking his nose, taking out his credit card out of a fanny pack and buying a pair of sneakers with lights in them

Hey, my 3 year old is very happy with sneakers with lights in.

Guess Carlin never had such a privilege.

Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by elil17 »

the_only_law wrote: post #75
explodingwaffle wrote: post #26

22 is far too young. I've been watching his videos since 2017- the picture in today's video of him in a hospital bed with his 10 million subscriber play button absolutely destroyed me. He used to joke all the time about hitting 10 million subscribers as if it could never happen, and the fact that it did is a monument to all the time and effort he put in- should've lived to 100 million. A reminder to us all- life is p…

This is the second person in the streaming or eSports community I've read that's both very young and died of cancer recently. I'm kinda terrified now. Especially because I've been treating my health with a very "fix it later" attitude.

Taking your health seriously is good, but your chance of getting cancer at a young age is small and fairly unrelated to any measures you might take to protect yourself.

Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by tapoxi »

e40 wrote: post #72
bentoncreation wrote: post #56

My teenage son knocked on our bedroom door last night after we'd all gone to bed. He was crying and told us his cousin had just texted him the news, and then he watched the video. We watched it again together. I cried and hugged him and we talked about it a little bit. My kids were so isolated during covid lockdown, we were getting really worried for their mental state. They weren't seeing other kids their age, they…

Parasocial relationships can have an extremely strong effect on people. My son was similarly effected by the suicide of a youtuber a few years ago. My son was 18 at the time, just out of HS and struggling. This person is someone he had followed for years and was public about his struggles and was doing better, then this happened. The unintended side effects of the world we have built are many, and some are impacting…

I had regularly listened to a podcast for years when the host (Ryan Davis of Giant Bomb) tragically passed suddenly. It was bizarre, like I had lost a friend I had never met.

Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by branon »

d2049 wrote: post #78
bentoncreation wrote: post #56

My teenage son knocked on our bedroom door last night after we'd all gone to bed. He was crying and told us his cousin had just texted him the news, and then he watched the video. We watched it again together. I cried and hugged him and we talked about it a little bit. My kids were so isolated during covid lockdown, we were getting really worried for their mental state. They weren't seeing other kids their age, they…

Slightly off-topic question out of curiosity and without malice - is it normal for teenagers to talk to their parents about emotional issues and cry in front of them? It's been suggested to me this is a typical thing and it sounds great, but I never did this after getting to middle school age.

Yeah, I did it a handful of times through high school when I was having trouble working things out. Not since then, though I'm sure the time will come again, at least once before I (they) die.

Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by cowmoo728 »

cududa wrote: post #29
cowmoo728 wrote: post #19

This is speculation but his symptoms and age appear consistent with metastatic osteosarcoma (bone cancer that has spread, typically to the lungs). Osteosarcoma treatment has not had a breakthrough in decades, so it's a very bad cancer to get. Surgical techniques have gotten more effective at preserving limb function, and there are more tools to ameliorate symptoms from aggressive chemotherapy, but the fundamentals ha…

You don’t need to share your theories on someone’s death to the world. It’s not your place and serves no purpose. When I had a friend that was well-known in the tech world pass, all sorts of people came out with conspiracy theories on what his “real” cause of death was. To the bereaved, coming across random theories just hurts. Outside of that, opining without any medical expertise or insights on how he died serves n…

Well given that there are fundraisers in his name for sarcoma research, and the symptoms and treatment he discussed in his videos are typical for osteosarcoma, I thought it would help to post a comment about the current state of osteosarcoma treatment.

Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by gaetgu »

I used to watch Technoblade all the time. His humor was really great and he seemed to have all sorts of funny ideas. He was sort of a legend amongst my friend group. I was really shocked to see that he died, it seemed that he had his tumor removed but it didn't help. Rest in peace, Technoblade never dies.

Re: Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died

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Post by uggwar »

Having a kid approaching his teens on the internet demands a check up from time to time. Finding him giggling and laughing to Technoblade's content, I knew he was in the best hands the internet could conjure up. We're going to watch the Great Potato War together the coming Sunday. Thanks Alex for being such a great role model to my son, and making him laugh so heartily. RIP
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