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betsuni

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10. Last year I read a book about disappearances in national forests.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:39 PM

Jun 6

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 Jun 6 #1

Very sad but Orangenero Jun 6 #2

Odd that he complains about the resource use of ChatGPT but willingly flies on a trip to Japan n/t OnlinePoker Jun 6 #7

Those contradictions happen ALL the time. Callie1979 Jun 7 #14

It's not like he took a private plane to Japan RazorbackExpat Jun 8 #19

I was just about to wonder "What the heck actually happened?" chouchou Jun 6 #3

He had stopped in a hardware store before heading off into the forest. SunSeeker Jun 6 #4

So very sad ... cliffside Jun 7 #11

Why were you nervous? fujiyamasan Jun 7 #12

I'd be some level of nervous visiting most foreign countries. I'M the stranger! Callie1979 Jun 7 #15

Part of a mother's job :) he felt very safe. cliffside Jun 7 #16

Yes. The mom had said he bought some "worrying" things in the hardware store. SunSeeker Jun 8 #17

Was the fight w/ his mother about visiting ultralite001 Jun 6 #5

No. They were arguing over her use of ChatGPT to find local restaurants. SunSeeker Jun 6 #6

$60 is like 10,000 yen RazorbackExpat Jun 8 #20

The mom said he bought "worrying" items at the hardware store, but did not disclose what it was. SunSeeker Jun 8 #21

We're talking about a hardware store 金物店 here, RazorbackExpat Jun 8 #22

Those items wouldn't be worrying. A rope would be. SunSeeker Jun 8 #23

sounds like a plot from White Lotus pimpbot Jun 6 #8

Very sad to learn this. hamsterjill Jun 6 #9

Last year I read a book about disappearances in national forests. betsuni Jun 6 #10

Weird story... and very sad fujiyamasan Jun 7 #13

He hadn't gone far, found in the forest behind a temple 15 minutes walk from Yamashina Station. betsuni Jun 8 #18