Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died
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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 felt like they had no friends, and there was one point when it seemed like they even stopped missing other people altogether.
But my son, especially, was deep into Minecraft Youtube at the time, and I could tell that this cast of creators was really important to him. It often felt like he was on a call with his fun and hilarious buddies, just on mute.
I think Technoblade, and other creators like him, helped get my son through the past couple years. I'm so grateful to him for that.
The unintended side effects of the world we have built are many, and some are impacting our children in ways we couldn't have forseen.
WP on 'Cartharsis: "In psychology, the term is associated with Freudian psychoanalysis and specifically relates to the expression of buried trauma, bringing it into consciousness and thereby releasing it permanently."
it's hard to come to terms with death, especially when you are in that vulnerable time of your life. Maybe it's not a trivial 'emotional issue' (not sure if there are any trivial emotional issues...)
Please try and realize that people are different. Not conforming to the "ideal" construct of a child in western society might not be the worst thing. Diversity in thought and opinion does not _only_ come from race and gender, it also comes from nurturing thoughts and perspectives in our own kids that might not align with the norms. This doesn't mean saying everything is great, but being an adult, and discussing various facets with them rather than shut things off.
I think it's healthy for your empathy circle to extend beyond your immediate family.
Usual caveat that I don't know him as a person, only what he shows through his videos, but even the fact that he worked to keep his identity unknown draws me in more: he wasn't in it for the money or fame, he was just a guy who loved the game and loved sharing it with others.
She probably needed a hug?
(I'm opening my mouth on something that's not my business, cause I've often missed such cues in the past - you can always make up for one you missed, but it's better if you catch it in time. Again, pardon the interjection.)
They're all good, but if you want a video to watch, I'd recommend his 1 million subscriber special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3rnhyu000w
Yesterday I had a stroll at the local cemetery. We discovered children tombs. One girl died when she was six years old.
I can't imagine how hard that was for her parents.
Now, over a decade later, he still gets deeply depressed around two days - the day his son died, and the day his son was born.
One of my sons is autistic and when he was small it was very difficult to tell him to be careful of the stove. One day I made the stove not really hot to seriously burn the hands but only very slightly. After I put my own hand on the stove, I let my son touch the stove and said, Hot, hot hot! And it was successful. He didn't burn his hand but it hurt somewhat.
Another example: he doesn't swim but pushed his brother into the water at the pool. I then pushed him myself then jumped in the water to save him and told him, be careful, you can't swim.
The idea: see what is dangerous then decide: can your children play by themselves, do they need watching or do you need to forbid it? Before forbidding something please try to give the children time and watch them. If they learn a dangerous thing you will save time later because your children have already learned.
Good luck to all the parents, children and anyone else affected by his death out there. Rest in peace Technoblade.
Much like when TotalBiscuit passed away when I was young (he seemed so old then, and now I'm almost his age!), I'm suddenly struck by thoughts about how I'm spending my time, and how none of us are guaranteed a long time here on earth. So many of us spend so much time planning for the future, slogging through work to buy that house, etc., and it's good to remember - though I dearly wish the reminders didn't have to come in such a shocking fashion - that you should enjoy some of the time you have now, just in case you don't get more later.
Maybe a little bit corny... but he's earned one more for the road - Technoblade never dies!
I have a lot of mixed emotions and thoughts about this sentence. In the end I'll just agree that "slogging" is often too high a price for whatever you're slogging for, but it's really sad that a basic human need like having a place to live is something we have to slog for.
Fuck cancer
I hope that a more effective treatment can be found soon for this cancer too. It's upsetting that so much progress has been made on so many varieties of cancer, but there are still some varieties that are a big question mark.
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 no one but your own ego
You probably shouldn't do it in an obituary or something but this is just a HN thread.
It's literally the kind of comment I want to see here.
And you know what? He wasn't wrong.
Quote from his website.
> In honor of his memory, a portion of the proceeds from all online orders will be donated to a wonderful organization called curesarcoma.orgAs one of the millions of people who appreciated his content, Technoblade's memory will live on in our hearts.
What a beautiful legacy. Fuck cancer.
NIH spends $6 billion on cancer research every year. Google alone spends $31 billion on research activities every year.
A single company literally spends 5 times more money doing research on how to serve ads better, than we spend as a nation on curing cancer. Truly pathetic.
Cancer kills 1 in 4 people or so. We haven't increased funding for cancer research in 20 years. Direct costs of cancer care are over $200 billion per year in the US alone.
If you compare cancer to the moon landing. The moon landing cost about $500 billion inflation corrected. It will take 100 years before we invest that much money in cancer research at the current rate. We're talking about hundreds of millions of people dead for no reason.
Once people begin to think of these deaths as a choice we make to needlessly let people die, we'll finally be able to invest the resources necessary to stop cancer.
This means that (after the politics are done) increased cancer funding ends up being an increase in "general" science funding.
What's also needed is much better targeting of the money already spent.
Didn't get much news between his last surgery and now, which at the time was pretty upbeat having removed the tumour from his arm. Guessing it didn't stick and it metastasised beyond the original tumour. :(
Watching a father deliver a sons last words to the world is heartbreaking, doubly so for someone that brought so many so much joy.
Good luck to everyone battling it, and anyone affected.
It's a pity we can't compete on cures created or something more useful like, I don't know, carbon removed from atmosphere. There's an interesting competition worth winning.
Technoblade never dies.
I know I am much older than his average viewer. But that just doesn't matter. His wit, humor and delivery were everything I needed in my darkest moments over the last couple years. My mental health would be far worse if it wasn't for Technoblade's content making me laugh when nothing else would.
Rest in peace, lad.