zrowsdower
kiwifarms.net
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2015
I've said since I joined the original proboards site in 2012 that Chris was a misunderstood weirdo and all the people "helping" him in the past were always doing so backhandedly. It was "help" as in 'offering good advice' while also trolling the shit out of him (i.e. Lars saying to destroy the PS3 and be less lazy so that the fake girl will like him more). I really thought with a fair shake and a sensible plan he could support himself.
I don't think I've ever talked at length at what exactly I was trying to set up.
My vision was that Chris would have a store front like the coin store with a limited stock of commissions. Chris would receive commissions, I'd make sure he'd do them, and then the money would go to an LLC bank account I had some control of. The reason for this is is two-fold, equally important. First, I wanted to make sure the money wasn't mismanaged (duh). Second, I wanted to make sure that he didn't make so much money that he'd lose access to his disability income. There is a limit; if you start earning over $14,000/yr or something they cut you off. I wanted ensure that even if I died Chris would still get his base income without anyone helping with a website.
I've deemed 14BLC a total loss. I can't say for sure what the situation is with the mortgage(s) and I don't know what is going to happen to it now. So, my plan was to think ahead as if the house was going to foreclose, and then when Barb actually died to come over and assess things directly. My thought was that maybe the LLC can buy a property and then somehow let Chris live there without it being considered his income, i.e. living expenses are paid for by the company.
I could then also supplement his insurance and put money into a 401(k) for him.
This could be set up, managed on autopilot, and it would work because Chris was a living legend and his general inaccessibility created scarcity. No random person could ask him for an interview or drawing because he ignored everyone. People WANTED those things, but they couldn't get them by just asking, so they'd pay. The GFM was 100% proof of concept that this plan would succeed.
But I told Chris, after the first convention. I made it explicit to him. If he continued with sexual misconduct, nobody would help him again.
I admire the effort you put in to all of this. Sorry that it ended the way it did.