this was wild to read—i almost felt like i wrote it myself particularly at the bit where you described your past writing style as “SYWH but woke.” excellent writeup.
the only thing i’ll say is that it was surreal to see the dude so clearly in a place of what seemed like deep depression when he was on that podcast. he clearly hated not just the content he was making but himself for making it. i believe he’s said before he reads every single comment made on his stuff, and there’s just no way that didn’t also contribute to the clear malaise and burnout.
side note, man, when was the last time you logged on to MetalSucks? complete slop farm now. Buzzfeed trajectory.
Thanks for reading, and I'm glad to hear this post resonated with you! Yeah, it's a sad way to go out, having read a fair amount of metalheads hating on my writing in the past I can relate to the toll that takes on your mental health. Still, it's a hell of his own making.
I checked MS while going through the archives for this post, I don't plan on revisiting them any time soon.
this was wild to read—i almost felt like i wrote it myself particularly at the bit where you described your past writing style as “SYWH but woke.” excellent writeup.
the only thing i’ll say is that it was surreal to see the dude so clearly in a place of what seemed like deep depression when he was on that podcast. he clearly hated not just the content he was making but himself for making it. i believe he’s said before he reads every single comment made on his stuff, and there’s just no way that didn’t also contribute to the clear malaise and burnout.
side note, man, when was the last time you logged on to MetalSucks? complete slop farm now. Buzzfeed trajectory.
Thanks for reading, and I'm glad to hear this post resonated with you! Yeah, it's a sad way to go out, having read a fair amount of metalheads hating on my writing in the past I can relate to the toll that takes on your mental health. Still, it's a hell of his own making.
I checked MS while going through the archives for this post, I don't plan on revisiting them any time soon.