There have been many posts on Reddit today disputing the validity and veracity of Lucidending’s post. Some facts in his posts have lead some to think his post is nothing but a ruse. However, the true situation can not currently, and may never, be verified. Based on this information where do we go? What do we do? What should we think of Lucidending? Is the story really less impressive if Lucidending turns out to be a fake? Here’s the deal. Real or fake, Lucidending made some deeply moving, motivational and inspirational statements. He made thousands of readers look at life in a different perspective. He was the reason for an enormous outporing of emotion and love from complete strangers. So I guess….in answer to my original question, we may never know if he is the Reddit Hero we all made him out to be and likewise, we may never know if he is the master of all trolls as some others purport but I submit to you that one does not necessarily exclude the other. Maybe this was all a ruse but so many of us were changed by his story and the various stories shared by so many. Maybe he is the master of all trolls but even if he is, he still just may be a hero as well.
Words to Live by – Lucidending, 2011
Nothing we have is worth hurting anyone else for. It’s all fleeting people. Stop seeing race, color, sex, religion, etc…. Theyre all just people, and if you try to love them you won’t lose anything.
More on Lucidending
So what are some of your thoughts regarding Lucidending and his reddit post?
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/fy6yz/51_hours_left_to_live/
I’ve been thinking about it a lot today (yesterday). Actually, its kind of been an all consuming task keeping up with new posts as they’ve been added. I really should have been writing a paper for school rather than spending my time on reddit.
The first thing that strikes me is that I can’t even imagine what he must be going through, what he must be feeling. Although he is seemingly welcoming the relief from his suffering he did mention that he is scared, although he won’t share that fact with his family. I believe him to be a strong individual but this is based on no actual knowledge of the man, just the posts he chose to share with the world.
I’m also pretty amazed with the outpouring of emotion from the reddit community. So many have posted to share pictures of places they live, favorite places to be, etc. in an effort to provide Lucidending with a very memorable virtual world tour. So many others have posted their own personal experiences with losing a loved one or coming close to death themselves.
This is Lucidending’s legacy. He has caused thousands of strangers to share their most personal thoughts and emotions with each other in an effort to honor another individiual (Lucidending) at the end of his life.
More to come as things unfold…..
Lucidending – Redditor
Please check out this post on reddit.com. I’ve found it to be extremely moving and thought provoking. It would be nice to keep this gentleman in our thoughts for as long as possible. The link is provided below:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/fy6yz/51_hours_left_to_live/
I’ll post more thoughts on this later.
Back Online
So, I decided to let my domain name and hosting contract expire because my schedule does not currently allow me to write frequently. I am a little sad because there were a lot of posts written that had significant meaning to me and now they will all be lost. However, I will now work to resurrect this blog for the sake of having somewhere to post my thoughts. Scienceofbehavior is now officially back online. I hope I can succeed in turning this meager site into the vision I had for it so long ago. I guess time will be the the judge of that.
Stay tuned for more…
Surprise homecoming…
My wife posted this video on her facebook page. I think it is amazing and wonderful. Our soldiers are amazing men and women who put their lives on the line everyday so that we may enjoy our freedom and our way of life. I can’t say enough about them or about this video but I am certainly going to try and communicate my respect for them through my writing on this blog. This video makes me think and feel so many things. So many things that I can’t even put into words yet. What I do know is that each and every one of them deserves the warm and loving reception they received from their loved ones.
Yowzers!!!
It’s been a long time since I posted on this blog. I’ve started a number of other projects, been going to school and working full time so unfortunately something had to give. This site will always have a special place in my heart as it initiated me into the cyber-community. I’d like to start posting here again or at least have some sort of crossover from my other blogs to this one. I’ll let you know how it goes.
It’s been a while
It’s been a while since I posted on this blog. I have been working on a site that I have put together from scratch and although there is a long way to go and a lot of work that needs to be done, I must say that it is coming along nicely. I have missed this blog though and hope to continue posting to it as often as I can. There is a certain familiarity, comfort and nostalgia that I associate with this site as it is my very first cyber-endeavor. Please feel free to stop in at my new site Cultural Extremes for a peek. If you like what you see, feel free to become a member of the community, which is both free and easy. Remember that it is a work in progress and will improve infinitely with the continued participation of registered members.
culturalextremes.net
I just bought this domain name and have started to formulate a plan for it. I am planning on creating a bulletin board/forum style site that allows members to write about various cultural topics. Topics will range from standard cultural issues to such niche areas as cyber-culture and gay and lesbian culture. My goal is to create a community where people can interact freely with one another without concerns of stereotypes, labelling, etc. I also hope that this site will become a useful resource for any individual looking for information related to any of the topics posted on the site. Although it may be very time consuming, I will do my best to contribute factual and educational information to all posts and/or threads. Once the site is fully operational, all will be welcome to join and contribute.
Is Michael Richards (aka Kramer) a racist?
Everyone is talking about it. Michael Richards, also known as Kramer, flipped out during a stand up comedy routine and blasted some guy using the n-bomb, but does this make him a racist? No, it does not. Racism can be attributed to two things. Racism is defined, by the American heritage dictionary, as the following:
1. the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
However, what he said does make him a bigot. A bigot is defined as:
1. One who is strongly partial to one’s own group, religion, race or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
My intention here is not to make excuses for Michael Richards or to come to his defense, but lets call it what it is. He never indicated that he thought one race was superior to another which is essential in establishing a claim of racism. What he said does not constitute a policy that favors one race over another, which would be the other factor that could lead to a claim of racism. What he said was bad, what he said was vile and inexcusable, but like I said, let’s call it was it is. It was bigotry. From this display of bigotry, can one assume that Michael Richards is a racist……..probably. From this display of bigotry, can we assume that Mr. Richards thinks his race is superior to others……most likely. However, if this were to be tried in court, with no other evidence, based on the definition of racism, Michael Richards could not be convicted of exhibiting an act of racism. I’ll let you decide for yourself though. Below is the clip of the actual incident. I’d love to hear what others think.
