• Camarada Forte@lemmygrad.ml
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              2 years ago

              He wasn’t just a Reddit user, eventually BayArea415 had established a community around him on Discord, YouTube and Twitter. Then, he said he had to shut it off because of death threats and harassment towards his family.

              I think that was a very bad call. By becoming public, his case would receive more notoriety and by returning to anonimity, BayArea415 then became actually more defenseless and quickly unknown again. I honestly believe that he was murdered or arrested, or something, but I have no evidence for his existing or non-existing.

              In late 2020, he had about 1.2 million karma and had been an user since 2012 on Reddit. Right now, his account was deleted. I have learned through this event that anonimity may actually make us an easier target.

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                2 years ago

                Thanks for the context, yeah for your average internet “influencer” especially communists, isolating yourself will only do more harm. His story is a sad but necessary learning experience.