Before I start, let me say that I have been in the CWC community for nearly a year, actually have a solid plan for prodding Chris back into activity (I refuse to talk about this, so leave it alone), and read the CWCKI every few days, so I am by no means condemning anybody.
I am a very private person. I have no Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, personal website, or even Xbox Live account. If I were in Chris' position, I would kill myself. Now, while he did voluntarily reveal most of the material we have on him, it still must be hell to be in his position, just by virtue of the sordid details of his life that are extant online, not to mention everything else he has going against him. While he could be smarter- for instance, deleting his Facebook page or at least making it invisible- he is doing very good at avoiding the trolls (and us, the CWC community), by Chris standards. No more Youtube videos, no website, no more Sonichu comics (at least for now). It sometimes makes me wonder if we are what is holding Chris back.
Don't get me wrong- I know he is totally fucking himself still, just not online. But imagine that , by some chance, Chris cleaned up as best he could. Imagine that he practiced good hygiene, learned to socialize and overcome many of his autistic limitations (something that many, if not most autistics, myself included, eventually do), lost weight, got new clothes, and tried to get a job. With autism alone, he's got more going against him than most people realize. On top of that, his lack of work experience at a relatively late age. On top of that, his criminal record. But what I feel is the most significant obstacle in this hypothetical (and near-impossible) scenario is what is known about him online.
Admittedly, a lot of otherwise unremarkable people post a Youtube video that turns them into a meme. But Chris has a whole fucking Wiki, AND a forum, on top of the ED page. Even ADF- who to me is worse person- doesn't have that (the ADFki has been defunct for quite a while). I daresay that Chris would be better off with the lack of work experience and criminal record than with all this online publicity but minus those things. But instead, he has all of the above.
Nobody can deny that this is all a large impediment to the unlikely prospect of Chris ever doing anything with himself. He would have to change his name and assume a new identity to get anywhere, and remember, him taking a shower every day would be a feat. The CWCki itself states this several times, on various pages.
This seems doubly striking when one remembers the fact that the stated aim of many of the trolls, and the desire of many of us in the community, is for Chris to stop doing the retarded shit we all know him for and get a job and attempt to be a functional person.
I'm not calling for the CWCki to be shut down or anything. I'm not asking for anything to be done at all. I'm only asking if anybody else had ever considered all this.
I am a very private person. I have no Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, personal website, or even Xbox Live account. If I were in Chris' position, I would kill myself. Now, while he did voluntarily reveal most of the material we have on him, it still must be hell to be in his position, just by virtue of the sordid details of his life that are extant online, not to mention everything else he has going against him. While he could be smarter- for instance, deleting his Facebook page or at least making it invisible- he is doing very good at avoiding the trolls (and us, the CWC community), by Chris standards. No more Youtube videos, no website, no more Sonichu comics (at least for now). It sometimes makes me wonder if we are what is holding Chris back.
Don't get me wrong- I know he is totally fucking himself still, just not online. But imagine that , by some chance, Chris cleaned up as best he could. Imagine that he practiced good hygiene, learned to socialize and overcome many of his autistic limitations (something that many, if not most autistics, myself included, eventually do), lost weight, got new clothes, and tried to get a job. With autism alone, he's got more going against him than most people realize. On top of that, his lack of work experience at a relatively late age. On top of that, his criminal record. But what I feel is the most significant obstacle in this hypothetical (and near-impossible) scenario is what is known about him online.
Admittedly, a lot of otherwise unremarkable people post a Youtube video that turns them into a meme. But Chris has a whole fucking Wiki, AND a forum, on top of the ED page. Even ADF- who to me is worse person- doesn't have that (the ADFki has been defunct for quite a while). I daresay that Chris would be better off with the lack of work experience and criminal record than with all this online publicity but minus those things. But instead, he has all of the above.
Nobody can deny that this is all a large impediment to the unlikely prospect of Chris ever doing anything with himself. He would have to change his name and assume a new identity to get anywhere, and remember, him taking a shower every day would be a feat. The CWCki itself states this several times, on various pages.
This seems doubly striking when one remembers the fact that the stated aim of many of the trolls, and the desire of many of us in the community, is for Chris to stop doing the retarded shit we all know him for and get a job and attempt to be a functional person.
I'm not calling for the CWCki to be shut down or anything. I'm not asking for anything to be done at all. I'm only asking if anybody else had ever considered all this.
