Biography of Terry Davis' Life (Author of TempleOS)(256kilobytes.com) |
Biography of Terry Davis' Life (Author of TempleOS)(256kilobytes.com) |
Let him rest in peace. Mods, let's place something more productive on the front page.
Although yes, much of it reads like a tabloid. It's the closest thing most people will have as an interaction with this guy.
I think it'd be more useful to highlight the symptoms of mental illness and how the community (to a large extent) encouraged him to become _worse_. I also found the article interesting as it did cover the saga of TempleOS, which pretty much everyone agrees is a technical solo achievement
Personally, I found it interesting.
This seems much better. Submitted instead at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18996057
I personally feel for the guy as I know people (and family members) with schizophrenia. Managing the symptoms is all you can do, and just about the worst thing that can happen is constant encouragement to the fantasy, which is what happened.
As a community we are more prone to both accepting and also aiding people with mental health issues, without assisting them or addressing the issue. I think this post highlights this, much of what Terry said was very jarring (it was to me), but at the same time having understanding goes a long way. Guiding them towards a better, perhaps better choice (getting help vs drugs)
Anyway, I find the story of Terry Davis a sad one. Brilliant, but troubled. It can happen to literally anyone reading this, so try to remember to treat others how you'd like to be treated.
For reference: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/schizophrenia/i...
If someone's interested in what's been said, it's still there on the internet. For a biography "suffered mental issues which caused many hostile interactions online" is enough and more kind.
n.b. I am not defending Terry’s outlook nor besmirching his efforts, simply calling out this post as a not great eulogy.
While it is sad that someone like him didn't get the appropriate treatment (or even if current ones would have worked for him), we might have never heard of his genius or it might have been hidden in a satellite attitude control algorithm somewhere.