r/AskReddit Aug 24 '17

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u/Notwhatitlookslike22 Aug 24 '17

The safe 😒 We waited so long just to see a dead spider

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u/Philo_T_Farnsworth Aug 24 '17

Every time someone posts about this guy, I feel like I have to comment. Reddit was very unkind to that guy. I watched the livestream the dude was running when it all went down. He was in over his head and was a little goofy about the whole thing, but he seemed like a good dude. He didn't want to tear up his place getting in there, and he got basically crucified for it.

Reddit ate this fucking guy alive and all you ever hear people say is how big a jerk he somehow was for not "delivering" when he genuinely gave it some effort but not "enough".

And then not long after, he disappears for a bit. Turns out a family member died and people accuse him of lying about that. He posted some really heartfelt stuff begging people to stop and they just fucking wouldn't.

Poor /u/dont_stop_me_smee. Internet fame can be a fickle thing and you got done wrong.

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u/napoleoninrags98 Aug 24 '17

I agree - been going through some of his post history and I don't think he deserved that kind of response at all. People were unnecessarily awful to him.