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Ailing Man Dies Despite Several “You Got This” Reddit Comments (thehardtimes.net)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“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.”

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

"You got this" doesn't mean you don't have to make an effort! That's on him.