Bah... he never had a career as far as I could tell. I never heard of him or his games, and his name seems a pseudonym- like “Semore Butts”, or, “Richard Crainum”- so what would he honestly be loosing that he hasn’t already? That and, what is internet hate anyway, but just more pixels?
Look- I really want to believe that there is a valid reason for his craziness; because the shear level of it, over this game, seems too unreal to me. It’s too much to say, “He’s just an ass-hole.” Don’t get me wrong, I know that there are complete nut-jobs out there, and the inter-webs have given all of them a voice... but this? Over a video game!? I mean, how much is going wrong in your life that you feel you have to lash out over something as innocuous as Star Citizen?
Here is what I foresee if I’m wrong:
The neurosis of his hatred of Chris Roberts and Star Citizen parallels the similarities of recent mass shooters, making this outcome a vivid possibility. I’m not saying that he has the will or desire to kill a lot of people, but there are a lot of cues in his writing, obsession, and personal attacks on others, that have been published in regards to the perpetrators of those past tragedies. I see- from my psychologist armchair, mind you- him isolating himself thru public ridicule, the high potential for perceived misunderstanding, and the clear demonstration of his self-grandeur that seems almost pathological. That seems like a bad combination that could signal the need for professional help; or the outcome could very well be him hurting himself or others.
Sorry to turn so dark.
