The kind of troll that tricks people into becoming decent human beings...?

we need trolls like this then.

The interesting thing to this old fart as a newcomer to HN is that it really does not make much difference whether or not he is a troll. Unless of course he opens that PayPal account.

What I am fascinated by is the unquestioning support from so many. It speaks to a community with a strong "we're all in this together vibe".

Whether or not the OP is a troll or a psych grad doing research does not change what came after, and what came after to me is the big story here. my2.

You'll be downvoted, but that was my reaction as well. This is just like mystartuphas30daystolive. It happens all the time on Reddit. No harm done... usually.

I agree themanthatfell currently has 1154 karma, but he got the majority of it from this post and the account was only created 7 days ago. You're getting unfairly down voted.

Yes. Plus his story is also too disastrous, he does not matter to point to possible solutions for his situations. He seems like he is just stating that he is in the worst situation in the world and desiring that people feel sorry for him. It's strange.

Why all the negativity? I am guessing he doesn't want to reveal his identity and hence created a new account.