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napoleond on Dec 8, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Where's Ryan Dahl?

Flagged. I understand the curiosity, but as was the case with Mark Pilgrim and __why, it's not right to pry into the private lives of these people.

Obviously, Ryan Dahl no longer maintains a public internet presence--his reasons are his own.

bilalhusain on Dec 8, 2012 [–]

The curiosity is about his well-being, and this hype for possible loss-mitigation by collecting the remains from the erased persona. Also, a reminder to be nice towards fellow programmers. Referencing Paul Buchheit's write up in this context http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.in/2011/08/i-am-nothing.html

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