Suicide of Near, bsnes and higan developer

[DSoryu]

What a pile of fucking crap do you need to be to think of this unfortunate tragedy as a "medal"?

*snip*

FUCK KIWI FARMS

 

[PewnyPL]

I have many problems with this.
The first one is: How someone can take it's own life due Internet bullying?
Is that a thing now?

I've heard of people being bullied in real life (I was bullied at school as a kid) and yet I was taught to defend myself because nobody did it for me, even teachers bullied me for as long as highschool graduation.

I really don't understand how a person can decide to end it's life thanks to the Internet. I'm honestly scratching my head how something like this can happen.

Second problem: How hard was to stay away of such sites?

Firstly, internet bullying is no different from real life one. Bullying is not just physical, but mental as well.
Secondly, 'how hard was to stay away of such sites' shows your lack of understanding what doxing is. Near was NOT frequenting that site. THEY were actively tracking what sites Near uses, plus any of his social media, and were targeting him there. Near would have to literally stop using internet for them to be unable to reach him, but that also could not stop them. It mentions that they were doing his friends as well, with one supposedly committing suicide which hit Near hard.

 

[Noctosphere]

What a pile of fucking crap do you need to be to think of this unfortunate tragedy as a "medal"?

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FUCK KIWI FARMS

I don't know why... but I really want to punch that face...

 

[CMDreamer]

Who will be the MF's to be held liable of this?

I'm effin' mad!

 

[ZeroFX]

(... they they they ...)Near had multi personalities disorder? He was Legion from shin megami tensei? We'll never know.

Rest in peace for the guy if he's really dead, he may now face celestial judgement, i never used his emulators since i used others (zsnes, snes9x), but nice job nonetheless.

 

[Chary]

We'll never know.

Near was nonbinary, according to what I found online, so I wanted to word it respectfully.

 

[ZeroFX]

Near was nonbinary, according to what I found online, so I wanted to word it respectfully.

bah, poor soul.

 

[Essasetic]

Absolutely disgusted at the people who contributed to the Kiwifarms thread and harassed Near for years to the point of suicide. Some of them even mocking his death and showing no remorse to anything they've done to him and his friends. I genuinely hope this comes back to bite at least some of them at some point in the future.

Rest in Peace Near, you are a brilliant developer who revolutionized the SNES emulation scene and pushed for accuracy levels most wouldn't even dream of.

 

[GABO1423]

Barely knew Near, yet reading that last tweet just hit so close to home, it was like they were a close friend. Rest in peace Near, at least you don't have to deal with these psychopaths anymore

 

[VinsCool]

Rest in Peace, Near, I hope you finally have come to serenity after a lifelong fight against harassment and stalking.

I had learned this very early today, and that was a massive slap in the face to see unwrap... What the fuck is wrong with people, seriously?
No one sane would take pleasure in making someone else's life hell just for the fun of it. Even less do everything to push that person into committing suicide.
It's disturbing to see how many psychopathic trolls there are online. I refuse to believe they really do sleep well at night after something like this.

 

[SANIC]

This angers me to know end that someone's life was ended over people who are so out of touch. I looked up kiwi farms and they have a thread dedicated to this, and a lot of people are saying that it's fake and all done for attention. They need "proof" and are so insensitive and hateful.

I am so sorry Near, may you rest in peace

 

[Kioku]

What the actual fuck? A website that is dedicated to harassing people to the point of suicide? WHY ARE WE JUST NOW HEARING ABOUT THIS CESSPOOL OF INBREDS?? My condolences to those who were close to Near. Nobody should ever have to go through that. What's worse is that I don't even know what the reason for targeting Near was. This is beyond screwed up. We lost an intelligent and beloved member of the emulation scene. I can only hope that this Kiwi Farms and its members get what they deserve. Fuck them.

 

[graeme122]

Just read through twitter wow was that rough, Thank you and RIP Near

This is me. My real name is Dave. Sorry, I've never been able to smile. pic.twitter.com/jCPN8CE25F

— Near (@near_koukai) June 27, 2021

 

[SANIC]

What the actual fuck? A website that is dedicated to harassing people to the point of suicide? WHY ARE WE JUST NOW HEARING ABOUT THIS CESSPOOL OF INBREDS?? My condolences to those who were close to Near. Nobody should ever have to go through that. What's worse is that I don't even know what the reason for targeting Near was. This is beyond screwed up. We lost an intelligent and beloved member of the emulation scene. I can only hope that this Kiwi Farms and its members get what they deserve. Fuck them.

What's even worse is that a bunch of people on that forum genuinely believe that cyberbulling does no harm and that people who are hurt by this are left leaning politically, LGBTQ+ or a minority group. I got sick just reading the thread

 

[0-volt]

Is too hard to believe...
I am totally in shock.
Rest in peace...

 

[RedBlueGreen]

This angers me to know end that someone's life was ended over people who are so out of touch. I looked up kiwi farms and they have a thread dedicated to this, and a lot of people are saying that it's fake and all done for attention. They need "proof" and are so insensitive and hateful.

I am so sorry Near, may you rest in peace

Can you really expect a website that documents eccentric people online to take some random statement from Near's friend as a fact?

What the actual fuck? A website that is dedicated to harassing people to the point of suicide? WHY ARE WE JUST NOW HEARING ABOUT THIS CESSPOOL OF INBREDS?? My condolences to those who were close to Near. Nobody should ever have to go through that. What's worse is that I don't even know what the reason for targeting Near was. This is beyond screwed up. We lost an intelligent and beloved member of the emulation scene. I can only hope that this Kiwi Farms and its members get what they deserve. Fuck them.

Looks like it was online drama over stuff like them allegedly accusing a courier of stealing a shipment of SNES games they were supposed to dump when the package was actually just lost in the warehouse and later found. Then they didn't release the dumps despite getting the package of games they were sent so they could dump and preserve them. This caused some outrage on 4chan.

 

[raxadian]

This is freaking terrible.

 

[SomeKindOfUsername]

I have many problems with this.
The first one is: How someone can take it's own life due Internet bullying?
Is that a thing now?

I've heard of people being bullied in real life (I was bullied at school as a kid) and yet I was taught to defend myself because nobody did it for me, even teachers bullied me for as long as highschool graduation.

I really don't understand how a person can decide to end it's life thanks to the Internet. I'm honestly scratching my head how something like this can happen.

Second problem: How hard was to stay away of such sites?

They targeted those close to them. Those close to Near started blaming them for the harassment.

Edit: I was mistaken earlier about one of Near's friend taking their own life, they just stopped talking to them.

 

[Hells Malice]

Can you really expect a website that documents eccentric people online to take some random statement from Near's friend as a fact?

You can put a bow on a pile of shit but it's still a pile of shit lol
Kiwi farms is a collection of mentally ill social rejects that spend their time bullying people they feel inferior to and that inferiority angers them.

Saying they "document eccentric people" is only accurate in the sense they're documenting what garbage human beings they are.

 

[Kioku]

Can you really expect a website that documents eccentric people online to take some random statement from Near's friend as a fact?

Looks like it was online drama over stuff like them allegedly accusing a courier of stealing a shipment of SNES games they were supposed to dump when the package was actually just lost in the warehouse and later found. Then they didn't release the dumps despite getting the package of games they were sent so they could dump and preserve them. This caused some outrage on 4chan.

So, no reason then?