Yes, you are right. I didn’t mean what I said as a diparagement to that thread. I only meant to illustrate that some threads exist as a means of expressing grief and appreciation while others exist to offer criticism or disparagement. (I had also forgotten which of the posters had offered the offending comment. Had I remembered, I would have included that in my comment with the observation that his intent appeared to be inflammatory, whereas FinnAgain’s posts were driven by passion and loyalty to a writer he had great admiration for.)
Never read it as such, Starving Artist: if someone had waited a decent period for the mourning thread to drift off the page and then started a thread about HST’s literary merits, I’m sure there wouldn’t have been a problem.
God, we’re all agreeing with each other. Perhaps we should ask for this thread to be moved out of the Pit.
Don’t you hate when a perfectly good Pit thread goes all reasonable? I’ve even been forced to look for entertainment in some of the other forums, of all places.
Being resonable is all very well and good. I’m glad you have all reached this point BUT suicide is never cowardice. It is often selfish but never cowardly. Our very instinct is to live. It takes a certain amount of bravery to fight that instinct to the point of death.
Suicide is about selfishness to a large extent but also about “helping others” (of course it doesn’t actually help anyone) but that is how it is often justified in the mind of the “victim”. They are not cowards though. They made a decision that goes against all human instinct, a coward couldn’t commit to that.
Yes there are attention seekers (for a variety of reasons) that attempt suicide and accidently suceed but most suiciders are determined and not cowardly.
Hunter S Thompson would seem to fit the bill.