1 hour ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

It's so strange one could be discussing on here one day and the next day, they're gone for good. It can't be that someone just disappears right? It always makes me wonder where the consciousness of the person goes, what this life even means in the first place if it's this tangible that you can be gone just like that.

I think about this too, the parasocial side of the internet is odd because you might not technically know someone personally but if you engage with them from time to time and read their posts, you connect with them in some way and know they're still a person with their own experiences and thoughts. When I was a lurker here in 2016 a member I loved reading the posts of (Guernica, she was an Xtina stan and very kind-seeming) passed, it was really sad to hear about even though I didn't know her and wasn't a member yet. 

Edited October 6, 20223 yr by Beyonnaise

I saw him around a lot and he was really recognizable with his pfp, I'm gonna miss not seeing him anymore. My condolenses to his family and loved ones RIP Buddy.

shocking news, may he rest in peace. 

It is kinda surreal that just one week ago he was online. Interacting with us and now he is gone. RIP

He was one of the nicest and funniest members in here, we interacted just a few days ago, I'm literally shocked about this...

 

Rest In Peace Bud 

14 hours ago, Bloo said:

Returning to this at the end of the day after getting word of it this morning, I’m still floored. Buddy was such a kind guy. We talked a lot off of ATRL: both on Discord and on ATRL. He joined ATRL around the same time as me so he almost feels synomous with ATRL for me because he’s basically always been here since I joined. I’m going to miss his humor. His avatars. His engagement in the political threads. And his interest in gossiping about ATRL drama. Being the same age as him, it is unspeakably unfair that his time ended this soon. His death is beyond tragic. That said, I want to try to hold onto his memory and those countless positive memories I have of him.

 

Rest in peace, Buddy. 

I'm sorry 

Very unfortunate to hear. May he Rest In Peace and all those who knew him, I wish you all well. 

Yesterday I felt so angry for being banned( for something extremely stupid) and finding out about this. 
 

Felt so impotent for not being able to express anything.

 
My stomach felt bad, Buddy was one of the few people I had contact with through PMs and got to know him. He was a really great guy, I would say even a friend from the distance, but a friend at the end of the day.

 

I’m extremely shocked and sad, I never expected this to happen, for some time we argued because of different political views but we really got on so well.

 

I really hope he finds peace wherever he is. Condolences for his family.

It’s shocking how an anonymous forum like this one can bring friends sometimes.

 

I’m going to miss you Buddy.

 

RIP my Friend 

 

That's so sad to hear  I never interacted with him but I remember some of his posts. Rest in peace 

Oh my god what?! Not him :( This is so sad

is it okay to ask what happened? I heard something but dont want to speculate

I don't really post anymore but seeing this made me so incredibly sad.

Can't really put into words how I'm feeling. 

 

I don't think I ever interacted with him, but seeing his ever-changing Mac DeMarco avatar always put a smile on my face. This is such sad news, he was sooo young... sending my condolences to all his loved ones.

Oh wow, this was very shocking. RIP to Buddy. Praying for him and his beloved ones  

omg! I remember when he held a competition for making a new avi for him when he had that baby avi back on oldTRL. I don't really use the site nowadays, but that was a thread I will always remember fondly. RIP

3 hours ago, Beyonnaise said:

I think about this too, the parasocial side of the internet is odd because you might not technically know someone personally but if you engage with them from time to time and read their posts, you connect with them in some way and know they're still a person with their own experiences and thoughts. When I was a lurker here in 2016 a member I loved reading the posts of (Guernica, she was an Xtina stan and very kind-seeming) passed, it was really sad to hear about even though I didn't know her and wasn't a member yet. 

Yeah I was thinking about Guernica few days before I even saw this banner. First it started with thinking the whole drama that went on Classical ATRL in general and the old posts and suddenly she came on my mind. I was thinking it is very shocking for an ATRL member to die. It is such a Deja Vu that Buddy died just recently. 

 

 Did Guernica commit suicide? I know she was very active in Random Thoughts.

 

7 minutes ago, Aristotle said:

Yeah I was thinking about Guernica few days before I even saw this banner. First it started with thinking the whole drama that went on Classical ATRL in general and the old posts and suddenly she came on my mind. I was thinking it is very shocking for an ATRL member to die. It is such a Deja Vu that Buddy died just recently. 

 

 Did Guernica commit suicide? I know she was very active in Random Thoughts.

 

AFAIK it was a sudden health issue, I remember in one of her last posts she mentioned she was experiencing intense pain and going to a doctor to see what it was :( 

Edited October 6, 20223 yr by Beyonnaise

1 minute ago, Beyonnaise said:

AFAIK it was a sudden health issue, I remember in one of her last posts she mentioned she was experiencing intense pain and going to a doctor to see what it was :( 

Yes I remember it too. She was talking about pain in Random Thoughts. 

I am so sorry. RIP.

41 minutes ago, Aristotle said:

Yeah I was thinking about Guernica few days before I even saw this banner. First it started with thinking the whole drama that went on Classical ATRL in general and the old posts and suddenly she came on my mind. I was thinking it is very shocking for an ATRL member to die. It is such a Deja Vu that Buddy died just recently. 

 

 Did Guernica commit suicide? I know she was very active in Random Thoughts.

 

She complained in Random Thoughts that she's experiencing chest pain throughout the night.

I was restricted from posting for two days so I couldn't post earlier yesterday when I saw this thread. I don't know how to say anything anymore since million thoughts and emotions about Buddy came to mind and how I would want to say goodbye to him. I will always remember and cherish our interactions back in the old, old, old Atheists & Agnostics Hangout Thread back in that ancient OG ATRL server when I first got to truly know and get familiar with Buddy. I always loved reading his political takes. And I always valued and had a huge respect and loved his contributions to this forum. I wish death wasn't so sudden because Buddy was too young to die, I can't believe seeing his last posts and me being the last ATRL person he quoted here to say he agrees with one of my takes, it's both eerie but also a big privilege and an honour at the same time. I don't know if he truly ever knew how big of a positive impact he left on this small little community, I wish he could see all this love and aftermath and how he changed this our lives even with brief little interactions with us and just reading his posts on this forum and making us feel like true buddies even when we share just a brief conversations and mostly just read through each others posts. This death has put so much reflections on how we use this forum and that we indeed might just be random avis and usernames behind a techology screen, but true people and minds are behind our posts and they mean something to someone reading even if they don't reply to every single of your take. RIP Buddy

16 minutes ago, QueenofCopyPaste said:

She complained in Random Thoughts that she's experiencing chest pain throughout the night.

 

I lost my best friend from high school last year at 24 years of age. She also had chest pain but the doctors gave her wrong diagnosis and she went to a wrong operation that only made it worse for her... she died from bloodcloths in her lungs and that moment changed me so much. Her death has traumatized me that I am still not over that and there wasn't a day that has passed by that I haven't thought of her throughout the day and night, to die so young, so sudden and because doctors of all people were at fault for that situation from being prevented.

 

Damn I'm late. Buddy was always so nice to me and encouraged my messiness in The Roof. Wow I have no words, RIP King you were iconic 

I don't know him personally. But his avatar and posts have always attracted me in a very good way. He was an active member, and thus, it is one of those deaths that leave you speechless. Rest in peace. 

Edited October 7, 20223 yr by A.R.L

as someone who has seen oldtrl and how genuinely nice buddy is through the years in this site, i cant help but feel so sad hearing this news. You will be greatly missed, Buddy.