Vengarr posted:

Was he ever charged with DV?

Temin posted:

Thanks for building this Rich, and adding so much funny to my life.

RIP

MEIN RAVEN posted:

But this website has really brought me a lot of laughs, and been a great distraction if nothing else. My account is almost old enough to drink. And regardless of the nature of the humor here, and regardless of whatever your feelings towards Lowtax, this is just another reminder that it's never too late to stop and reflect on who you are, and what you're leaving behind. You can be an rear end in a top hat on the internet, but for gently caress's sake we all need to be better to each other in real life.

Shame Boy posted:

And on that fateful day in November, for one brief, shining moment, we were all truly gay

The Bloop posted:

Eason the Fifth posted:

A thread full of insults is what he would have wanted

If you want to give it to him though, that's up to you

Xaranthius posted:

Fucker kills himself the day after the court finishes dissolving his marriage? I feel for his ex-wives and kids.

LadyAmbien posted:

I have been sitting for hours debating whether or not to disclose this, and I feel like it's something I do need to get off of my chest.
Frankly, I'm tried of being quiet. I've mostly had to stay quiet for years about things happening behind the scenes. I've held things inside so long and so hard my chest physically hurt the same way it is now.

I considered not sharing this out of respect for Rich's parents and sister, but after thinking on the incredibly vitriolic wall of text Rich's Mother sent to me this morning, saying upon many other things, that his blood is on my hands, I need to share it to regain some sense of control over what's taken place in the past 48 hours.

Yesterday I recieved a divorce ruling that would help me and my daughter stay in our home in Canada and allow me to provide a good life for her as well as pay back numerous debts that had accrued during the past two years when I was receiving $350 a month in child support.

In the divorce ruling the judge found that Rich had willfully spent down the martial fund, confirmed his treatment of me was Domestic Violence and put together a plan to pay for the attorney fees etc. He would still retain custody settled on previously in mediation. He was due to get our daughter for Christmas.

An hour later I was contacted by my attorney who informed me that Rich had shot himself earlier in the morning.

So. There it is.
His other ex and I got to tell our children that their father died without saying goodbye to them, or that he loved them, or to my knowledge, left a note for them.

If you've made it this far thank you for giving me space to let this go so I know longer have to hold onto it.

Mx. posted:

she helped stage fake lowtax is in hospital send money photos!!

Cup Runneth Over posted:

If he could have gone back in time, I hope he would do it again

Cup Runneth Over posted:

go make it then you idiot. you paid $10 to be able to post

FilthyImp posted:

Yeah, it was funny when I thought it could have been an OD or butter-heart death.

But gently caress man, imagine having that much hate for people in your life that you do this to deny them a bare minimum of support.

FilthyImp posted:

Eagerly waiting for Vice to post that he was the "Kurt Cobain of the Internet Generation"

YeahTubaMike posted:

I found out about this on the way home from happy hour last night, and I was like, "whoa...nah...let me process this tomorrow". And yeah, it still doesn't feel fully processed. I've been on these forums for almost half my life, so Lowtax dying seems unreal, especially considering the legacy (both good and bad) that he left behind.

FilthyImp posted:

Eagerly waiting for Vice to post that he was the "Kurt Cobain of the Internet Generation"

Xaranthius posted:

Fucker kills himself the day after the court finishes dissolving his marriage? I feel for his ex-wives and kids.

To anyone who has fond memories of him, I saved this from these forums over 15 years ago along with a ton of other image macros and smilies.

Shame Boy posted:

Just for the record since I did it anonymously and idk how to like, link to an anonymous donation, here is what all your incredible gayness did:

FilthyImp posted:

Eagerly waiting for Vice to post that he was the "Kurt Cobain of the Internet Generation"

Blue Raider posted:

It’s interesting how when most people go through the self check out it’s unexpected and tragic and very sad

Xibanya posted:

yeah six figures is a life changing amount of money for a lot of people. wtf happened? I can only guess gambling or some poo poo, even buying shitloads of drugs alone isn’t enough to drain the coffers that fast.

IPlayVideoGames posted:

https://www.patreon.com/GamingGarbage

His Patreon is still getting $165 from people who forgot they subscribed.

Icon-Cat posted:

SA changed my life, shaped my life, whatever you want to call it. I owe it a lot. I frequently say my 10bux was the best investment I ever made.

I came too late to really have a sense of who did what and where the voice that emerged from this place came from, how much was Lowtax and how much was everyone else around him.

I guess in the end I can think of Lowtax as many Americans do with the Founding Fathers: they may not personally be responsible for everything that America became, but they sure as hell got the ball rolling, and if you're a patriotic sort you can thank them and honor them for that without forgetting any ghastly incidents. An odd analogy, I guess, but then the Revolution was fought in hopes of a low tax, so hey

Beefed Owl posted:

Doltos posted:

Lowtax made this website and years later it exposed me to a Bust Rodd post gently caress you Lowtax I hope you burn

Fragmaster posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkcZ4LtSE8

I guess I should preface this by saying this isn't a joke especially since I'm posting for like the first time in 10 years or something, but I got the bad news today directly from Rich's family.

Lowtax has passed away.

I didn't ask for details. I don't know details. I don't know what the current opinion of Rich here is. Not here to answer questions, I'm sharing the news. I really hate to share this news. But there you go.

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