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[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 73 points 4 days ago

You don't know he's not depressed. Remember Robin.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago

I thought the depression rumor was debunked? Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Robin get a dementia diagnosis, and thus chose to go out on his own terms, rather than slowly rot away?

[-] finestnothing@lemmy.world 51 points 4 days ago

Half right - he did battle depression his entire life, and he was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's not too long before committing suicide. There's really no way to prove which one influenced his decision more, but it was likely because of both.

[-] Marx2k@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 4 days ago
[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 days ago

Oof

Depression. People with Lewy body dementia might develop depression.

So he already had depression, and then got a disease that causes depression.

[-] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 16 points 4 days ago

If not dementia, it was a similarly debilitating condition. Wanted to dip on his own terms before he became a husk of himself.

RIP Rob, you were the GOAT.

[-] brognak@lemm.ee 33 points 4 days ago

It was Lewy Body Dementia. He had periods of lucidity and in one of those decided that he no longer wanted to live as a prisoner in his own body, and a burden to his family because for all intents and purposes his life as a functioning human was over.

Honestly his entire circumstance is a shining example of why we need a death with dignity law.

[-] cowboydiplomat@startrek.website 15 points 4 days ago

It was Lewy Body Dementia, I remember because my grandma had it. It’s non-hereditary thankfully, but just as debilitating as Alzheimer’s.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 39 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I used to think the same about Robin Williams until he killed himself. 😥

Depression is fucked and some people are really good at hiding behind humor.

[-] expr@programming.dev 32 points 4 days ago

Robin Williams killed himself due to early onset dementia from brain disease: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams#Death.

[-] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

A real clown would of had a 'yes then' for Glass's joke

[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Supportive upbringing is a helluva drug

[-] KiloGex@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Millions of dollars also doesn't hurt.

[-] yournamehere@lemm.ee 39 points 4 days ago

from what i remember he stopped his band because his friend made a trump joke. safe to say he has no feelings at all.

[-] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

He made a joke saying he wished the assassination attempt on Trump was successful. I think you're down playing that by just calling it a joke. I think it's fine to hate Trump, but as a public figure it's probably not a great idea to encourage assassination attempts on an ex president.

[-] beanlink@lemmy.world 49 points 4 days ago

Get off your high horse. The former president is out there talking about sending the military for anyone who doesn't agree with their platform.

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[-] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 4 days ago

Assassination attempts against a fascist are fine to joke about. Jack Black has no spine.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 25 points 4 days ago

If Jack Black was doing anything but a world tour with a fucking comedy rock band it'd be different, but he'll always be a poser now.

Bro couldn't even do parody rock right he was clutching pearls so hard.

[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Too bad the ex president making comments about assassination on various groups he’s against is pretty much ignored these days. But don’t you dare make such a joke about his life not being as valued.

[-] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

Nah, Trump should be shot at until someone stops missing. And then we keep going for good measure.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah, now say that on a literal stage, with a microphone, in front of thousands, while the whole thing is being recorded.

Oh and you're famous enough that it would be trivial for a pissed off crazy person with a gun to figure out where you and your children live.

I'm certain the first thing that came to mind wasn't money.

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[-] Godric@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Yeah, safe to say you don't know why the joke was an issue. It wasn't a "Trump joke", it was an "endorsing assasaination" joke.

Yeah, it's a joke, yeah it was funny to me personally (I might have made the same joke), but you cannot say certain jokes publicly as a public figure.

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[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago

Sounds like he's got strong feelings about demographics.

[-] nomous@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

About his bank account.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 62 points 4 days ago

Is the d back together again? If not, I don't want to hear it!

[-] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 84 points 4 days ago

I mean if i was kyle gass id tell jack black to go fuck himself. He made a big fit over a simple joke when his whole shtick(before being a literal clown for Disney(tm)) was being an 'edgy' comedian who writes songs that are supposed to be offensive.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 77 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Lots of times when me and KG are watching

All the fucking shit that goes down at City Hall

We get the feeling we should fuck shit up

Yeah, we should fucking start a riot

A riot!

And the song continues to tell about the destruction of the government, with the implication that previous leaders are dead. It's obviously a joke song, and when KG made the joke on stage it should have been taken just the same, but Hollywood Jack stepped in and thought about all of the movie deals he was gonna miss out on... like fucking Minecraft... Yeah. I love Jack, and I wish him the best, but I am on KG's side, and if they haven't fixed this shit on a personal level, and Kage comes out with some shit about Jack sucking, I'm gonna wave goodbye to the D.

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[-] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 52 points 4 days ago

He is also a spineless worm

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 18 points 4 days ago

How so? I don't know anything about him personally

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

People are mad because he denounced Gass when Gass made comments regarding Trump's would be assassin missing, but security at concerts are trash and it's reasonable the the both of them could be shot by a Trump supporter.

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[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 55 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

More of a clown every single day tbh

Hes really lost a lot of my respect.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

TBF, in the free world it's illegal to joke about the death of dictators, politicians, and extremely dangerous criminals unless you are a politician &/or conservative. Everybody knows that.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Reese Witherspoon, she's the prom queen
Bill Gates, captain of the chess team
Jack Black, the clown
and Brad Pitt, the quarterback
Seen it all before
(I want my money back)

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[-] OlPatchy2Eyes@slrpnk.net 14 points 4 days ago

I don't even care that much about the band stuff. I liked his movies when he was little, and when he started a gaming channel I realized I now find him very annoying. He comes across as full of himself and desperate for attention.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I mean... He's an entertainer. I think most entertainers are attention seekers. That's why they got into it in the first place; for the attention.

Then again, he could have just grown up that way because he was a child actor.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

All these but hurt commenters because he condemned calling for political violence.

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[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Jack Black killed the metal

[-] Masta_Chief@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

YOU CANNOT KILL THE METAL

But really, Jack and Kyle said the D will return last I heard

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[-] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I fear for him. I don't want another Robin Williams event

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

Robin Williams had a chronic disease with a horrible outcome. Guy went out on a high note, all things considered.

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