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This reminded me of another missing person posted here. Does anyone know what happened to Luke Arduini? I have no connection, but for some reason this stuck with me. Here's some background: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7048249 http://blog.izs.me/post/72990767417/a-member-of-our-communit...
Very sad indeed - his friend's blog post on the subject: https://the-pastry-box-project.net/charlie-robbins/2014-sept...
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Depression needs no reason.
I doubt that. If there is no reason, it can't be cured. But there are cases of depression being cured, so there has to be a reason for depression.
When you asked for a "reason" for depression, you clearly implied a human cause. You may even have implied that he just "felt bad" about something that happened to him. That is wrong to the point of being offensive. You wouldn't say, "Why did he get brain cancer?" or "Why does she have Parkinson's?" Depression is an illness.
It's not considered curable, though it is highly treatable for some people. And the curability of something doesn't dictate a "reason" or lack of one. Illness is often senseless and random, especially something with a genetic factor such as depression.
Just curious for case like this: Can someone take a missing person report from Police department and take it to Cell phone company and get any cell location traces for those period of time? Assuming the cell is on. Can anyone do it or just someone from police department?
This depends on where you are located, but for the most part the answer is no - unless you are a member of a law enforcement agency you will not be able to get this data from the cell phone company. Depending on the country, cell phone provider and law enforcement agency, they will probably need a warrant or court order as well.
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An adult trying to disappear would not have a very hard time saying, "Hey, everybody! I'm going to take some time away from social media and go on a trip. I'll be back on-line in a couple months. I look forward to reading all your posts when I'm back." In some ways, I think social media makes it easier to disappear, as you can give everybody a plausible explanation at once, rather than trying to talk individually to…
I didn't mean go on a long vacation. I meant disappear and start a new life. You wouldn't post about that on social media, you'd just pack your bags and go. But social media will have your friends being detectives about where you've gone, someone from reddit might see you at the airport or grabbing coffee, etc.
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I didn't mean go on a long vacation. I meant disappear and start a new life. You wouldn't post about that on social media, you'd just pack your bags and go. But social media will have your friends being detectives about where you've gone, someone from reddit might see you at the airport or grabbing coffee, etc.
Unfortunately, it's actually not that hard. My brother vanished when he was 23 and to this day, he's still a missing person's case. You'd hope that your friends would search for you, but most people are just too busy with their own lives to exert too much effort when it's not their problem. He was someone with over a thousand Facebook friends, but no one seemed to notice that he stopped posting. The first few months…
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I doubt that. If there is no reason, it can't be cured. But there are cases of depression being cured, so there has to be a reason for depression.
I try to be polite and respectful when I disagree on HN, but you are honestly an ass. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you're just ignorant and not an idiot. When you asked for a "reason" for depression, you clearly implied a human cause. You may even have implied that he just "felt bad" about something that happened to him. That is wrong to the point of being offensive. You wouldn't say, "Why did he get b…
Like, you get depressed when your partner leaves you, or you're fired from a job or death of a loved one. So, i haven't seen anyone getting depressed without any painful emotion. Maybe I am highly wrong in that.
Lets say, I clear my ignorance by believing/understanding that depression is an illness without any reason. But, making a statement like "depression needs no reason" ain't correct either. Both possibilities exist.
If I may rephrase, I was just curious about the reason, if it existed, why Dan Ha was depressed.
I know share my current GPS location with my family, so that they always know where we all are, and the last place we were at before going missing.
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I didn't mean go on a long vacation. I meant disappear and start a new life. You wouldn't post about that on social media, you'd just pack your bags and go. But social media will have your friends being detectives about where you've gone, someone from reddit might see you at the airport or grabbing coffee, etc.
Unfortunately, it's actually not that hard. My brother vanished when he was 23 and to this day, he's still a missing person's case. You'd hope that your friends would search for you, but most people are just too busy with their own lives to exert too much effort when it's not their problem. He was someone with over a thousand Facebook friends, but no one seemed to notice that he stopped posting. The first few months…
Hope he is happy where ever he is.
This reminded me of another missing person posted here. Does anyone know what happened to Luke Arduini? I have no connection, but for some reason this stuck with me. Here's some background: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7048249 http://blog.izs.me/post/72990767417/a-member-of-our-communit...
Very sad indeed - his friend's blog post on the subject: https://the-pastry-box-project.net/charlie-robbins/2014-sept...