Sharing this here, because I want my opinion to be shared, and most of my IRL friends wouldn't be versed in this story.
It fills me with a ton of anger and sadness the irony of the person who singled out Ronnie for his bad behavior at E3, "causing" his suicide, deleting their accounts online and disappearing when people call him out for his bad behavior.
It makes me feel weird, because the person doesn't see the immense irony in what he did.
Ronnie was called out for his rude and awful treatment of workers at E3, because this user threw allegations his way. He received so much Hate from it, and Ronnie couldn't apologize in a proper way, which made the hatred Double Down.
I'm sure Ronnie was actually very mean spirited and rude to the accuser. I believe him when he says that. I just don't think he needed to publically shame Ronnie for it online, in a place he knew Ronnie, Ronnie's friends, Ronnie's fans, and Ronnie's boss would see it. He purposely tried to ruin Ronnie's reputation and maybe even his career. For what? To get back at him for being rude to him?
Ronnie honestly sounds like he has mild autism. He clearly has depression, I don't expect the accuser to know that, but any form of empathy would have made him realize trying to ruin someone's life, for a brief negative interaction that spanned a few minutes, isn't a great idea.
It's not like Ronnie was super duper awful. He wasn't sexist. He wasn't racist. He wasn't spitting pure venomous hate. He was just being condescending and rude. Sharing your bad experience is fine. But did he really have to feel the need to go that far? Couldn't just privately email Matt? Had to publically shame him?
Now, people are trying to call the accuser out and pass some blame and shame them for the suicide of Ronnie. (Which I don't agree with)
He just deleted his Social Media. All forms of it. Just disappeared like a ghost.
Ronnie had to face the backlash and hostility of the Internet. It drove him to suicide. He couldn't run from it.
The accuser steps away from the Internet, runs from it, and hopefully feels some guilt from it and will come back later under entirely new usernames to never remember this again.
The irony in it, for me, is Ronnie didn't have the option. He couldn't run, he's a public figure, he had to face it because he can't just hide from these accusations? All because he's "famous?" He isn't allowed to have a bad day? He isn't allowed to be socially incompetent and treat someone badly without realizing it because he's famous?
It's not fair. I work as a Waiter. I have people treat me terribly every day I work. I always just shrug it off and think "They're just having a bad day. Whatever. I'll never meet them again, they may be assholes, but don't give them the time of day. Let them be miserable, I'll move on with my life." I never once think of taking their names from their credit card receipts and making an anonymous complain about them on FaceBook to try and shame them.
But because Ronnie is famous... he had to publically call him out? And it led him to suicide?
It just feels wrong to me. It really makes me feel terrible.
Rest In Peace Ronnie, Thank you for entertaining me and bringing me joy for the last 4 years. I know this world wasn't too great for you, but I hope the next treat you amazing. You're an amazingly talented artist, shame to have you gone.