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Dave Mirra Died

Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
edited February 2016 in Social Entropy++
I don't even know what to say. This completely threw me off guard.

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Here's the link to the story

  • WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    Fuck.

  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    http://nypost.com/2016/02/01/worlds-best-chef-dead-in-apparent-suicide/

    so did the top-rated chef

    let me tell you about depression

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I know I thought about it so many times when I was younger but haven't in a long time.

    It scares me reading these stories because I know that's still lingering somewhere in my brain.

  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    brain meds and petting scout

  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    i dunno if this is an ok request or not

    but can we just say that he died in the thread title, and go into more detail in the actual thread content?

    maybe i'm just being silly about it, but that was my instinctive reaction on seeing it Just There

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Yeah, I'll change it right now.

  • XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    nooooooooo

  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    Jesus christ, 2016, slow your roll.

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  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    let me tell you about depression

    It is fucking bullshit and I hate it

    Guys, if you're suffering - remember that there is help. I hope that you know that and that you find the strength to seek it out.

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    You know, I was reading something online and someone brought up the possibility that Dave Mirra had CTE from all of the falls and probably concussions he went through.

  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    its possible but there's also thirty other things that could have caused it

    occurred to me this morning that Dave Mirra was a playable character in several video games I played when I was a kid and X-Games was the coolest thing ever

    lets get Tony Hawk on house arrest. not because he's a suicide risk. but to stop him from making another Tony Hawk game

    this is a discord of mostly PA people interested in fighting games: https://discord.gg/DZWa97d5rz

    we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    There's a ton of things that could have caused this but I never think of CTE outside of football so it caught my attention.

  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    Matt Hoffman still going strong though, as well as Jay Miron, so that's good to know.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    There's a ton of things that could have caused this but I never think of CTE outside of football so it caught my attention.
    It is a significant issue/point of contention in pro wrestling as well.

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  • HoukHouk Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    There's a ton of things that could have caused this but I never think of CTE outside of football so it caught my attention.
    It is a significant issue/point of contention in pro wrestling as well.

    Pro wrestling as an industry definitely has a lot of baggage that I could totally see putting them at risk of depression/suicidal tendencies.

  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    CTE was my first thought, thanks to football.

  • XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    Dave Mirra and Matt Hoffman were why I lived on my bike when I was a kid

  • Desert LeviathanDesert Leviathan Registered User regular
    Things like this scare the crap out of me. There's always a part of me that thinks if I were financially better off, had more accomplishments to be proud of, or was in a romantic relationship with any kind of future, it would 'solve' my depression. And then I hear about people who seemed to have all of those things going for them, but nope, screwed up brain chemicals are still screwed up brain chemicals at any tier of personal success.

    Realizing lately that I don't really trust or respect basically any of the moderators here. So, good luck with life, friends! Hit me up on Twitter @DesertLeviathan
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