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Regarding the flagged/dead comment that links to concern about Daniel Naroditsky's health a few days ago, I don't think burrying our heads in the sand is correc

Regarding the flagged/dead comment that links to concern about Daniel Naroditsky's health a few days ago, I don't think burrying our heads in the sand is correct approach now. It might have been wise to respect his privacy and not talk about him publicly and while he was alive and could read it, but now that posting it cannot affect his mental health, perhaps mental health awareness is important to talk about. (A side note, I still think the privacy of those who pass away is important, but I think talking about mental health is also important.)

greenavocado 11mo ago
Could have been an adverse reaction to Benadryl or his sleep disturbances could have been a warning sign. "BeccaHarris: I took a Benadryl to make sure I got 8+ hours of sleep, it hit me a lot faster and harder than expected. before I knew it 15+ mins had passed and I nodded off a few times, and suddenly poeople were freaking ou" https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1obo71s/comment/nkhbzvb/ https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1obo71s/comment/nkhb... https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/06/sleep-disturbances-predict-increased-risk-for-suicidal-symptoms.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/06/sleep-disturb...
- JohnLocke4 11mo ago
  I suggest we stop speculating about the cause of death and instead wait for an official announcement to be made. Please respect the family at this time.
  - mynameisvlad 11mo ago
    I get respecting the family while grieving but let’s be real here, is anyone from the family realistically going to even find let alone care about random strangers speculating on a random internet platform that isn’t even related to chess? The chance of this even reaching them is infinitesimally small. We’re not standing around talking about it with them in the room, we shouldn’t be pretending like we are.
    - sexyman48 11mo ago
      [flagged]
    - nonethewiser 11mo ago
      Its definitely normal to wonder "what happened?"
    - stevage 11mo ago
      Even if not, we're all better off if we behave with respect and humanity.
      - mynameisvlad 11mo ago
        This just feels like gatekeeping discussion at this point.
        Fade_Dance 11mo ago
        The concern is more about speculation specifically. Internet armchair-investigations regularly get out of control and fills discussion with what reliably later turns out to be misinformation, in addition to being disrespectful at sensitive time. Low quality blogs and "news" reporters also directly pull from online discussions, and before you know it, hypothetical drug use is a major discussion point, which is unfortunate.
    - btilly 11mo ago
      I have seen people that I would have never expected to have heard about HN, show up here. The odds that someone tells the family to come look may not be that high. But they are very far from zero. Most other internet forums that I've been on I would not say this about.
colechristensen 11mo ago
Morbid curiosity is maybe natural but I think it's bad form for a bunch of online speculation into cause of death by armchair researchers. He's a real person and his family and friends are real people and they deserve freedom from that kind of speculation running wild across the Internet. There's no benefit for anyone, it's just curiosity that shouldn't be engaged in.
- programjames 11mo ago
  I would prefer you refer to it as "courtesy" or "consideration" rather than "freedom".
- DuperPower 11mo ago
  its not mórbid wanting to know if a Young person commited suicide
  - colechristensen 11mo ago
    morbid curiosity literally curiosity about disease and death I'm not sure what you think "morbid" means.
    - i_am_jl 11mo ago
      "Morbid" indicates that the curiosity about disease and death is unhealthy. Describing a university course on infectious disease as "morbid" would be incorrect.
apt-apt-apt-apt 11mo ago
Just watched his last stream that people were talking about on reddit, and his behavior was definitely strange. Saying random stuff then nodding off halfway, and being aggravated to put it simply.
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greenavocado 11mo ago

Could have been an adverse reaction to Benadryl or his sleep disturbances could have been a warning sign. "BeccaHarris: I took a Benadryl to make sure I got 8+ hours of sleep, it hit me a lot faster and harder than expected. before I knew it 15+ mins had passed and I nodded off a few times, and suddenly poeople were freaking ou" https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1obo71s/comment/nkhbzvb/ https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1obo71s/comment/nkhb... https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/06/sleep-disturbances-predict-increased-risk-for-suicidal-symptoms.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/06/sleep-disturb...

JohnLocke4 11mo ago
I suggest we stop speculating about the cause of death and instead wait for an official announcement to be made. Please respect the family at this time.
- mynameisvlad 11mo ago
  I get respecting the family while grieving but let’s be real here, is anyone from the family realistically going to even find let alone care about random strangers speculating on a random internet platform that isn’t even related to chess? The chance of this even reaching them is infinitesimally small. We’re not standing around talking about it with them in the room, we shouldn’t be pretending like we are.
  - sexyman48 11mo ago
    [flagged]
  - nonethewiser 11mo ago
    Its definitely normal to wonder "what happened?"
  - stevage 11mo ago
    Even if not, we're all better off if we behave with respect and humanity.
    - mynameisvlad 11mo ago
      This just feels like gatekeeping discussion at this point.
      - Fade_Dance 11mo ago
        The concern is more about speculation specifically. Internet armchair-investigations regularly get out of control and fills discussion with what reliably later turns out to be misinformation, in addition to being disrespectful at sensitive time. Low quality blogs and "news" reporters also directly pull from online discussions, and before you know it, hypothetical drug use is a major discussion point, which is unfortunate.
  - btilly 11mo ago
    I have seen people that I would have never expected to have heard about HN, show up here. The odds that someone tells the family to come look may not be that high. But they are very far from zero. Most other internet forums that I've been on I would not say this about.

colechristensen 11mo ago

Morbid curiosity is maybe natural but I think it's bad form for a bunch of online speculation into cause of death by armchair researchers. He's a real person and his family and friends are real people and they deserve freedom from that kind of speculation running wild across the Internet. There's no benefit for anyone, it's just curiosity that shouldn't be engaged in.

programjames 11mo ago
I would prefer you refer to it as "courtesy" or "consideration" rather than "freedom".
DuperPower 11mo ago
its not mórbid wanting to know if a Young person commited suicide
- colechristensen 11mo ago
  morbid curiosity literally curiosity about disease and death I'm not sure what you think "morbid" means.
  - i_am_jl 11mo ago
    "Morbid" indicates that the curiosity about disease and death is unhealthy. Describing a university course on infectious disease as "morbid" would be incorrect.

apt-apt-apt-apt 11mo ago

Just watched his last stream that people were talking about on reddit, and his behavior was definitely strange. Saying random stuff then nodding off halfway, and being aggravated to put it simply.

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