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betsuni

(29,382 posts)
10. Last year I read a book about disappearances in national forests.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:39 PM
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The main character, also found dead, was around the same age, avid hiker and loved the outdoors, had left at night not telling anyone of his plans.

He was described as feeling lost and not adapting to adulthood, worried about the state of the world, listening to Alex Jones and other conspiracy theory sources, underlining verses in the Bible (parents "devout Christians" ). May have been beginning to have symptoms of schizophrenia that start around that age.

Went into the woods to die.

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This message was self-deleted by its author Orangenero Saturday #1
Very sad but Orangenero Saturday #2
Odd that he complains about the resource use of ChatGPT but willingly flies on a trip to Japan n/t OnlinePoker Saturday #7
Those contradictions happen ALL the time. Callie1979 Yesterday #14
It's not like he took a private plane to Japan RazorbackExpat 4 hrs ago #19
I was just about to wonder "What the heck actually happened?" chouchou Saturday #3
He had stopped in a hardware store before heading off into the forest. SunSeeker Saturday #4
So very sad ... cliffside Yesterday #11
Why were you nervous? fujiyamasan Yesterday #12
I'd be some level of nervous visiting most foreign countries. I'M the stranger! Callie1979 Yesterday #15
Part of a mother's job :) he felt very safe. cliffside 12 hrs ago #16
Yes. The mom had said he bought some "worrying" things in the hardware store. SunSeeker 5 hrs ago #17
Was the fight w/ his mother about visiting ultralite001 Saturday #5
No. They were arguing over her use of ChatGPT to find local restaurants. SunSeeker Saturday #6
$60 is like 10,000 yen RazorbackExpat 4 hrs ago #20
sounds like a plot from White Lotus pimpbot Saturday #8
Very sad to learn this. hamsterjill Saturday #9
Last year I read a book about disappearances in national forests. betsuni Saturday #10
Weird story... and very sad fujiyamasan Yesterday #13
He hadn't gone far, found in the forest behind a temple 15 minutes walk from Yamashina Station. betsuni 4 hrs ago #18
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