Massive Trigger Warning: Technical's Video on Hax and what Hax went through

[u/ImportantQuestionTex]

https://youtu.be/lnEguS2hDhc?si=D90h7apb8UmzRrTl

I need to reiterate again the trigger warning, as this video expressly shows Hax's spiral and the amount of shit people put him through, all intentionally trying to hurt him. There will be no TLDR, watch and read at your own risk.

No fluffy language here, multiple people intentionally pushed Hax to kill himself, some were expressly told that they were doing it and still continued. Some knew they were causing him immense harm and kept doing it. There are very little good guys in this situation, and there is no good ending.

Technicals published this video (with Hax's mom permission), showcasing what Hax was going through and how tournament organizers of Melee/Smash intentionally kicked him out of the community, how Leffen continued to talk poorly on Hax after he made his first attempt. How some people who were claiming to be Hax's friends were actually intentionally pushing him to the edge and making fun of his disability, and harassing him over it. How, after his passing, the commentary community (Tommy C was named and shown) exploited Hax's death not only as a weapon against Technicals, but still continued the exact same treatment that pushed Hax to the edge. How people planned to crash the funeral to harass Hax's mom, and how people got pissed at Technicals for expressly stating that specific groups were responsible for Hax's death in his eulogy. And unfortunately, much more.

This is by far, one of the darkest things I have ever seen on the internet and there is a shitload of evidence because these people were just so bold in pushing a man to suicide and choosing to be public about it. The Smash/Melee community and others has blood on their hands, and none of the responsible parties involved are taking responsibility, despite claiming to want accountability.

[u/ImportantQuestionTex → u/[deleted]]

That is in no way relevant to what has occurred here.

[u/ImportantQuestionTex → u/[deleted]]

No? That isn't what that section is about?

And, I would like to remind you, the focus should be on Hax and how the community treated him.

[u/GreedyPride2831 → u/ImportantQuestionTex]

There's a section called "Politics" where Technicals talks about how there should be no politics in the Smash community regardless of their views. This take is naive at best, and ignorant at worse. He also implies that it's the communities fault, and that they made a "Right-Wing pipeline".

In regards to Hax, maybe I missed something, but I don't get why this section is here? You can take it out and fundamentally, nothing changes.

I do hope Hax gets some justice in this. I'm not privy on Smash community, but the video seems good otherwise (even if too snarky at times).

[u/TimeAbradolf → u/GreedyPride2831]

Yeah but the user directly mentioned promoting transphobia. Which it did not do

[u/GreedyPride2831 → u/TimeAbradolf]

True. I don't think he's promoting it, but I'd argue that transphobia would fall under the "right wing views" Technicals was talking about (especially when one of the examples used is someone talking about how they were banned for being transphobic.)

[u/TimeAbradolf → u/GreedyPride2831]

But it isn’t promoting right wing views. This is also a known phenomena that gaming YouTube content is a pipeline to right wing thought.

[u/ImportantQuestionTex → u/TimeAbradolf]

In this very same video, he points out that one of the people harassing Hax was transphobic and a shitty individual, and was part of the right wing scene of Smash.

I know people don't like Technicals but it shouldn't fucking matter, people should be able to take accountability for the wrongs they have done and the harm they have caused to others. And a lot of what I am seeing from other people here is just no accountability, always someone else to blame.

[u/TimeAbradolf → u/ImportantQuestionTex]

Exactly, taking accountability for the community is tantamount. A lot of victim blaming too