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Re:Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, creator of Somethingawful, has died by creamyhorror on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:20AM (#29186100)
It's true, his forums had a huge indirect influence on modern US online culture, giving rise to so many projects and careers.

Ironically, he failed to capitalise on his influential position unlike so many of his peers who sold off their online properties and disappeared from the public eye. If he'd taken a different approach, he'd probably now be sitting on media properties (or a fortune) worth tens of millions, and minting millions more in cryptocurrency/NFTs. And also possibly have a very different family life.

An example of someone with huge opportunities but not the inclination/mindset or skillset to grasp them.

(Also, I never understood the absurdist humour of Doom/Mood House back in the day. Weird stuff.)

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Re:Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, creator of Somethingawful, has died by jessaustin on Thursday November 11, 2021 @06:55AM (#29186980)
If he'd taken a different approach...

For some reason, imagining this individual with lots of money calls to mind the life of John McAfee.

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Re:Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, creator of Somethingawful, has died by bigbillheck on Thursday November 11, 2021 @08:04PM (#29195221)
> Ironically, he failed to capitalise on his influential position

It wasn't for lack of trying (mangosteen).

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Re:Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, creator of Somethingawful, has died by Apocryphon on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:23AM (#29186113)
A Tony Hsieh ending, perhaps
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