Only if people here start harassing him. Honestly, I was hoping some of you who are still on reddit for whatever reason would post some words of encouragement there, telling him to mend bridges with anyone who tries reaching out to him.
You said his account is associated with porn and you haven't described him as the most resilient. I can see a perceived privacy issue even if he wasn't weak-willed. It also sounds like there's some lingering level of hostility toward you, so even if he didn't feel like his privacy was invaded he may still use that as an excuse to one-up you.
I'm not sure what you want. You said in your post you think you can wash your hands of this person, and I think for your own well-being you're probably right. So "us" reaching out to him comes across as a contradiction... we're not your personal army, brother, and posters here speaking to him because you want them to is not washing your hands. I think I understand why you sympathise with him, but he comes across as a leftist in a tailspin still clutching at "owning the chuds." Unfortunately, it sounds like he thinks you're one of them.
Edit: I also want to add that any Reddit posts that would bring up mending old relationships out of the blue would come across as extremely transparent. I think a lot of people would be pretty suspicious of the timing. I feel for you, man.
It was a hail mary, if you don't want to get involved, you don't have to. I just saw this whole this as a tragic case study on how leftistm can force people into prisons, where they'll bite the hand of someone who reaches out to help if it isn't wrapped in a bow of unconditional affirmation. I don't hate him, I'm just very disappointed. But if he changes his mind, yeah I'll talk to him.
I mean even if no-one else interacted with the post and you brought it up, it might still make him defensive. Some of these terminal lefties treat Reddit like their personal diary and knowing the "enemy" has been rifling through their diary would probably put some of them in fight or flight before they even recognize the helping hand being offered. If he's along for Charlie's death, he's almost definitely going to consider you an enemy still.
Plus at this point, after you've already text him to check in, any fresh engagement on that post would be super weird if he isn't retarded. Which, y'know, he might be, but in which case you can probably do better than that in a bro.
He ruined your friendship, he ruined his life, at this point the only thing he seems capable of doing is ruining your day/week/month too if you let him. Entropy rolls ever onwards and some things are just lost forever. But new things are unveiled too, like not needy, disloyal trainwrecks for friends. Look around and offer them your friendship instead. At the very least stick to one who understands bros before hoes better.
Discussing his Reddit account might make him defensive or feel like his privacy has been violated somehow.
Only if people here start harassing him. Honestly, I was hoping some of you who are still on reddit for whatever reason would post some words of encouragement there, telling him to mend bridges with anyone who tries reaching out to him.
You said his account is associated with porn and you haven't described him as the most resilient. I can see a perceived privacy issue even if he wasn't weak-willed. It also sounds like there's some lingering level of hostility toward you, so even if he didn't feel like his privacy was invaded he may still use that as an excuse to one-up you.
I'm not sure what you want. You said in your post you think you can wash your hands of this person, and I think for your own well-being you're probably right. So "us" reaching out to him comes across as a contradiction... we're not your personal army, brother, and posters here speaking to him because you want them to is not washing your hands. I think I understand why you sympathise with him, but he comes across as a leftist in a tailspin still clutching at "owning the chuds." Unfortunately, it sounds like he thinks you're one of them.
Edit: I also want to add that any Reddit posts that would bring up mending old relationships out of the blue would come across as extremely transparent. I think a lot of people would be pretty suspicious of the timing. I feel for you, man.
It was a hail mary, if you don't want to get involved, you don't have to. I just saw this whole this as a tragic case study on how leftistm can force people into prisons, where they'll bite the hand of someone who reaches out to help if it isn't wrapped in a bow of unconditional affirmation. I don't hate him, I'm just very disappointed. But if he changes his mind, yeah I'll talk to him.
Understood, I hear you.
By the way, Tony made a good point (copied here): "Isn't he worried that this 'friend' of his will connect his username with his real identity?"
Something to think about.
AgnosticTemplar has me blocked, so maybe someone else can ask/warn him.
Isn't he worried that this 'friend' of his will connect his username with his real identity?
Agree that's a potential concern. I commented with that question copied.
I mean even if no-one else interacted with the post and you brought it up, it might still make him defensive. Some of these terminal lefties treat Reddit like their personal diary and knowing the "enemy" has been rifling through their diary would probably put some of them in fight or flight before they even recognize the helping hand being offered. If he's along for Charlie's death, he's almost definitely going to consider you an enemy still.
Plus at this point, after you've already text him to check in, any fresh engagement on that post would be super weird if he isn't retarded. Which, y'know, he might be, but in which case you can probably do better than that in a bro.
He ruined your friendship, he ruined his life, at this point the only thing he seems capable of doing is ruining your day/week/month too if you let him. Entropy rolls ever onwards and some things are just lost forever. But new things are unveiled too, like not needy, disloyal trainwrecks for friends. Look around and offer them your friendship instead. At the very least stick to one who understands bros before hoes better.