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Post by letterx on Sept 6, 2010 23:53:57 GMT -5
Okay, let me rephrase that. I was just trying to be nice by pointing out the things that seem to be causing him trouble WITHOUT BEING CRITICAL OR JUDGMENTAL.
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Post by SwimFellow on Sept 6, 2010 23:57:40 GMT -5
I'm surprised he hasn't even taken the time to make a single post, tweet, or even a 10 second video just to say "Hey, gonna take a week off" or anything. He has.
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Post by Alex on Sept 7, 2010 5:28:18 GMT -5
Dan died and came back because he is Jesus.
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Post by haldabor on Sept 7, 2010 7:18:27 GMT -5
Beg your pardon? You've just questioned his manhood, called him a whiny little slacker and a guy who lives in a fantasy world with no sense of responsibility. As you're so big into responsibility, how about taking responsibility for your own words. As you're so insistent upon living in reality, don't ask us to indulge in the fantasy that your rant was any but critical and judgmental.
Now, reality is that yes, it's truly a rare and wonderful thing that Rev3 hasn't cancelled the show already. Most businesses, I would suppose, wouldn't be as accomodating. Do you think for a second that the guy doesn't know that? He may be many things; he seems anything but dumb to me. Yep, what he's doing might very well have become a job. And you never know--perhaps he's seriously rethinking whether he wants that to be his job. That's his choice to make, and no amount of hectoring is going to shorten the time necessary for him to make the choice for himself. Give the guy some space, for crying out loud.
While we're all discussing the nature of reality, how's this: while some of you Pogotribe members may know Dan personally, and well enough to be truly close friends and confidantes, I bet that most of us don't/aren't. While discussion boards may facilitate a certain level of "knowing" people, they fall way short of bringing us into the "inner circle" of another person's closest advisors. I'm just willing to bet that Dan has real, flesh-and-blood people in his life--people who have known him and loved him for years, and whose counsel he values greatly. You know what? The chances are pretty good that he's got those people around him right now, loving him, supporting him, and gently but firmly helping him to deal with the realities and choices facing him. Do I deserve to be in that circle? Um...no. I wouldn't be dumb or egotistical enough to suggest that I do. How many of the contributors to this board deserve to be in that circle? And if we don't deserve to be, should we be blustering forth on these pages as if we do?
Now, there is reality for you. Tough, isn't it?
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Post by Ricky on Sept 7, 2010 8:00:24 GMT -5
and what would be the point of this thread...
If it turns out that he left for something worse than pressure, and depression you'll feel really bad for creating this thread, and if you are right then your post wont help anyone.
Either way its none of our business, and these threads are getting annoying...
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Post by letterx on Sept 7, 2010 8:48:28 GMT -5
WITHOUT BEING CRITICAL OR JUDGMENTAL. Beg your pardon? You've just questioned his manhood, called him a whiny little slacker and a guy who lives in a fantasy world with no sense of responsibility. How's your reading comprehension? Did you read the entire thread? I was pointing out that my original post wasn't critical or judgmental. When I got a "barf" response, then I made my second post, which was indeed VERY critical and judgmental. That was exactly the point, but apparently it went over your head. Dan deserves a little criticism right now. He's the one who chose to make his life public. When you do that, you throw privacy out the window. Yeah, he can pull out of the project and become a private individual at this point, but that's backing away from a responsibility he agreed to take on FOR ONE YEAR. Time for him to grow a pair, get on with it, and stop whining. Wah, wah, I can't be near Danielle... Wah, wah, I can't upload my videos fast enough. Wah, wah, these tasks are too hard... Give me an f'n break. It was a good idea, it's an opportunity for him, and if he doesn't snap out of his little depression he's going to throw it away. You mentioned the people close to him comforting him through this oh so difficult time. Maybe that's part of the problem. Too much hand holding. Dan is the one who asked for people to "control his life" for a year. Did he think it was going to be all peaches? Come on... Now, there is reality for you. Tough, isn't it? No, not at all, actually. Not even a little. Hah...
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Post by newschooled on Sept 7, 2010 10:17:21 GMT -5
The moon really needs a thread about what is going on with Dan of late. Oh, wait a second...
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Post by Ricky on Sept 7, 2010 10:20:31 GMT -5
The moon really needs a thread about what is going on with Dan of late. Oh, wait a second... At this point a think a subforum wouldn't be a bad idea xD
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Post by oscarthegreat on Sept 7, 2010 12:58:57 GMT -5
- His brother left for college, he's moving back into his mom's home, and this feels like a step backward while his brother is moving forward. - He just generally doesn't know what he wants out of life, and has no clear direction. This is so true. he needs to go to college or he will be screwed whenever he starts getting depressed and stuff. he is moving backwards. nobody wants to live in mamas basement.
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Post by oscarthegreat on Sept 7, 2010 12:59:48 GMT -5
Dan will be known as a failure if he just ends Dan 3.0 well honestly it is pretty fail so far. biggest thing he has done was go on a walk. a 3 mile walk. please.
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Post by newschooled on Sept 7, 2010 13:53:05 GMT -5
He's very close to failing in my opinion. Part of the project outline was schedule, and Dan lost his consistency. In my opinion, he needs a pretty big save for this project to redeem itself. Other than that, (Although I really like Dan and Dan3.0) if he throws in the towel (which if he does, I think he will this month) this project will surely go down as an embarrassing failure.
I don't wanna see the project end, but 2 weeks out in the second month of what was supposed to be a daily and ongoing project...Yeah, it's going downhill fast, along with the project's credibility.
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Post by ieatsofas on Sept 7, 2010 17:38:28 GMT -5
Haha. Your an idiot of course he is not dead. You make me laugh.
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Post by SwimFellow on Sept 7, 2010 18:02:43 GMT -5
^You didn't read any of this.
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Post by letterx on Sept 7, 2010 19:11:37 GMT -5
The thing is, it is none of our business, and Dan doesn't seem like a person who would just leave because of something small. So lets respect him and allow him to resolve whatever happened on his own, before he feels ready to come back None of our business? Dan is the one who announced in an extremely public fashion that he was opening his life up to the online community for an entire year. For a freakin' month before Dan 3.0 started, I had to watch advertisements in my favorite Revision3 shows about how everyone would be in control of Dan's life. How is it suddenly none of our business?! Time to stop holding his hand. He really needs to either abandonin the project entirely, or get back to work. Oh, and this IS his work - it's his job. He signed a contract with Rev3. He's getting paid to produce these videos. Advertising spots have been sold, and people have worked to sell that ad space. This isn't just about Dan anymore. He's screwing a lot of people by disappearing like this. What would happen if you disappeared from your job for almost two weeks? Try telling your employer that you're just "taking a break." Time for Dan to get his head on straight, before he blows this whole opportunity. How long does he thing Rev3 and his audience is going to wait?!
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Post by kolyavmk on Sept 7, 2010 19:13:33 GMT -5
Im sorry to say that its just time to call Dan 3.0 off. Its effecting you mentally in ways you didnt think. It sounded like a great idea at the time, but now, we realized that you just cant handle this. Take back control of your own life.
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Post by Alex on Sept 7, 2010 19:26:26 GMT -5
Let's wait until he comes back to make that final judgement.
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Post by Benyamin on Sept 7, 2010 19:38:45 GMT -5
Let's wait until he comes back to make that final judgement.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2010 20:19:22 GMT -5
Let's wait until he comes back to make that final judgement.
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Post by vichilux on Sept 7, 2010 20:24:08 GMT -5
Dan died and came back because he is Jesus. OR he is now a zombie...
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Post by Breepop on Sept 7, 2010 21:29:05 GMT -5
HOLY MOTHER OF JESUS, THAT IS IT. Merging these mofos.
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