• ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 days ago

    So did they not commit suicide, or was Jobst just wrong about the exact circumstances leading up to it?

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      22 days ago

      No the dude did, and basically said in his final video that it was because of the lawsuits

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        22 days ago

        I don’t think that is true. In his final video (Source, trigger warning of course) he mentioned his failing health, chronic pain and a perceived betrayal by the speedrunning community. Not a word about the lawsuits in there.

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          5 days ago

          I could be misremembering as I haven’t watched anything about it in a long while, maybe it was in a post? He kind of alluded to recent things caused financial hardships and with his health issues he couldn’t continue? I’ll have to watch the video again

          Edit - You were right, he said he had some financial hardships and health issues. Billy ultimately got no money from him, but I don’t think it’s a far leap to suggest lawyers fees may have been part of that hardship