Internet-crazed teenager jumps to death.

June 24, 2001 7:00 PM

Internet-crazed teenager jumps to death. Is this what some meant by saying the Internet phenomenon was something "to die for"?
posted by betobeto (15 comments total)

Um, who said that?
posted by endquote at 7:07 PM on June 24, 2001

For some strange reason, I kept replacing the word internet with democracy as I read the article...
posted by machaus at 7:17 PM on June 24, 2001

Hmmm...how many other ways can we put "Internet" and "Death" in the same headline? The kid jumped out his window because his parents locked him in. It's hardly a case of Internet-induced suicide.

Move along, folks. Nothing to see here....
posted by jpoulos at 7:53 PM on June 24, 2001

Good point Machaus, does this reek of anti-internet (read: free speech) propaganda?
posted by Zbobo at 10:20 PM on June 24, 2001

s/jumps/falls/g
posted by dhartung at 11:04 PM on June 24, 2001

A kid jumps out a window because he can't log on?

...ok, I can relate.
posted by RylandDotNet at 11:11 PM on June 24, 2001

"He used to be a nice brother. But then he fell in love with the Internet and seemed to care for nothing in the world but that," said Zhang's 14-year-old sister.

Scum.
posted by Kino at 11:16 PM on June 24, 2001

Scum.

Nice. All I can say is I hope it never happens to anybody you love. (Assuming for the sake of argument that you are capable of love.)
posted by RylandDotNet at 11:33 PM on June 24, 2001

I was talking about the writer/editor and their agenda, obviously.

'Assuming for the sake of argument that you are capable of love'

So its not also plainly obvious that i'm overflowing with love?. [Polishes his monitor screen and raises an eyebrow]
posted by Kino at 11:52 PM on June 24, 2001

I was talking about the writer/editor and their agenda, obviously.

Sorry, forgot to wear my special "understand what I meant, not what I wrote" glasses today.
posted by RylandDotNet at 12:03 AM on June 25, 2001

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posted by Kino at 12:22 AM on June 25, 2001

It wasn't obvious that you were talking about the writer/editor. The only context was that you quoted someone saying something and then said "scum," which would seem to be judgement on what was being said. Obvious would have been something like "who ever wrote this is scum" or "whatever editor let this get printed is scum". I apologize for jumping to rash conclusions (if I did), but you can keep the IQ points and trade them in for a few more syllables to use in your next posting.
posted by RylandDotNet at 12:56 AM on June 25, 2001

Nah, i'll throw in some more and upgrade to a coffee thanks. After being up all night (its daytime here) and in view of my surroundings i thought i could get away with indulging in a rare one word posting accompanying the quote illustrating my general disgust which i was sure, in its condensed, minimalistic sort of way summed up my feelings perfectly. Obviously not. I have to admit, it never occurred to me that anyone, after reading the article, would read that quote, presented at that point in the thread (close to zbobo's statement of 'Good point Machaus, does this reek of anti-internet (read: free speech) propaganda?') with the word scum beneath it and not see my meaning in crystal clear clarity. It felt right. Whoever wrote that article is scum and that line i highlighted sums up the whole piece.. which is as far as i felt commenting.
posted by Kino at 1:45 AM on June 25, 2001

Damn. Will you two lefties settle down already?

I didn't "get" that you were dissing the article's authors. I just thought it was general sarcasm directed toward an obvious piece of propoganda. Ryland, did you even read the linked article before commenting in the thread? The article is tripe, and I doubt there's even a dead body to go with this story.
posted by Spanktacular at 3:52 AM on June 25, 2001

This weekend i saw a friend who lives by a river. He told me a guy was fishing, his bobber got away, he dove in to get it and broke his neck and drowned. All for a 59 cent bobber. Booze was a factor. relation to this story? People dont think sometimes. In china, a boy falls to his death, parents and authorities blame it on internet. A man dies in America, we blame it on, what... booze, cheap bobbers?
posted by clavdivs at 8:43 AM on June 25, 2001