Ailing Man Dies Despite Several “You Got This” Reddit Comments
Ailing Man Dies Despite Several “You Got This” Reddit Comments
Local man Andrew Stoltz succumbed to an illness even though he received multiple positive reassurances online.
“Everyone likes to be told that everything’s going to be okay,” said Dr. Emil Dahl. “And the people posting these ultimately worthless comments get to feel like they did something good for a stranger. Ordinarily, such platitudes are innocuous, but it becomes dangerous when people like Mr. Stoltz put too much faith in the power of internet comments. He was so encouraged by his anonymous online supporters that he cavalierly decided to forego my attempts at treatment, feeling it was unnecessary. The last time he left my office, he simply said, ‘Thanks, doc, but I got this’ while giving me double-finger cannons.”
Wonderful
"You got this" doesn't mean you don't have to make an effort! That's on him.
This is so sad, can we get 50K likes?
Should have used Reddit in conjunction with Facebook thoughts and prayers.
It's not too late, he's still got this!
"Here's how he can still have this"
Its sad. I'm not getting even one "you got this".