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Um ... is this thread even real? :/
I come late to it, and it's obviously experienced explosive growth. I keep looking at the original post's timestamp, wondering if I really saw "June" instead of "April" in the month. The whole narrative possesses an unidentifiable, "unreal" quality -- it may be simple unwillingness to believe, but it feels like an April Fool's joke. The more I read, however, the less likely it seems that this is an elaborate hoax/joke that Neo and Mishaela are conducting in partnership.

There are some things that separate this nuclear meltdown from typical "z0mgz st0l3d" threads:
1) Two very well-known, highly respected members of the community are involved.
2) It seems to have disrupted a genuine, well-developed friendship. It's not the case of some yahoo that said to someone they've known for two days "l0lz j00r kewl wan' my pw?!" The fact that this mess seems to have literally destroyed a human connection so ... real, and (for an Internet friendship) long-lasting ... well, it leaves a far more tangible acidic aftertaste to the story. Even the vicarious reality of what seems to have happened is depressing enough to make my heart sink, a little.
I can't simply despise the "villain" of this story, as one might do in a more typical flame. I just feel immensely sad, for both the Neosquall and Mishaela ... which is strange, considering I know the two parties involved only from their posts, here. I'm a colossal lameass for admitting it, but reading this thread makes one feel a little like someone who has to watch one spouse call the police on the other. Realizing that it's entirely justified only makes it worse.
I come late to it, and it's obviously experienced explosive growth. I keep looking at the original post's timestamp, wondering if I really saw "June" instead of "April" in the month. The whole narrative possesses an unidentifiable, "unreal" quality -- it may be simple unwillingness to believe, but it feels like an April Fool's joke. The more I read, however, the less likely it seems that this is an elaborate hoax/joke that Neo and Mishaela are conducting in partnership.
There are some things that separate this nuclear meltdown from typical "z0mgz st0l3d" threads:
1) Two very well-known, highly respected members of the community are involved.
2) It seems to have disrupted a genuine, well-developed friendship. It's not the case of some yahoo that said to someone they've known for two days "l0lz j00r kewl wan' my pw?!" The fact that this mess seems to have literally destroyed a human connection so ... real, and (for an Internet friendship) long-lasting ... well, it leaves a far more tangible acidic aftertaste to the story. Even the vicarious reality of what seems to have happened is depressing enough to make my heart sink, a little.
I can't simply despise the "villain" of this story, as one might do in a more typical flame. I just feel immensely sad, for both the Neosquall and Mishaela ... which is strange, considering I know the two parties involved only from their posts, here. I'm a colossal lameass for admitting it, but reading this thread makes one feel a little like someone who has to watch one spouse call the police on the other. Realizing that it's entirely justified only makes it worse.
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