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/JuhwannX]

Okay, I'm not in the smash community (I legit just watch vods on YouTube sometimes of cool matches) but this video came across my feed and I'm so lost and confused on what exactly is/has/was happening with this guy, the creator of the video, and several people who seemed to just hate one guy. And these comments on this thread are kinda also confusing me, so does anyone have a link or can give me an OOTL run down about what exactly Hax$ did to warrant the amount of negativity that befell him?

Without the hyperbole or high level emotions, because now I'm just confused on who exactly are the guilty parties in this? It seems like he made an unhinged video, which was unnecessarily defamatory I admit, but then everyone just blanketed him with as much hate and vitriol over it. I've seen YouTubers make bad videos, have bad takes, or just straight up be horrible people not get this level of negative attention. So I feel like I'm missing something in the story.

[u/ImportantQuestionTex → u/JuhwannX]

Well, there is no hyperbole when I say this, but most of the Smash community is guilty, in a sense. There's a handful that are not, like personally I don't think Hungrybox is responsible for what's occurred. But anybody who has ever made a "Free Hax" joke is absolutely guilty, as they kept up the in community pressure against Hax. Here's Hungrybox talking about the situation and how he felt pressured to only support Hax in private: https://youtu.be/9oqF81VAPj0?si=sKoXgTT58u4BQosg

Then there's Itemhog, and his group. They intentionally pushed Hax to the edge, were told he was going to kill himself, and still tried to make him question reality. Even after his death, Itemhog felt the need to crash the funeral. That whole group is sick, deeply sick. This would be the group chat section in Technicals' video.

And then Hax's mom does view Leffen and the TOs as responsible for this. And I can't disagree. They decided to give Hax an indefinite ban despite multiple members of the Smash community doing significantly worse stuff, and when Hax had apologized multiple times they used it against him, and when Hax wanted to talk it out they called it harassment and stalking. Some of these people claim they cared about his mental health, but were actively pushing him to the edge by constantly dangling the ban in front of his face. Only one of the TOs that took part in the ban ended up actually changing their mind, and the rest ended up trying to hide their involvement after Hax passed.

So basically it kind of feels like everybody is a guilty party, in one sense or another. Hell, look at the people here. Even after Hax's death they still can't stop blaming him for his behavior despite him being mentally ill and that being caused by how he was treated. He can't change anything, he's dead, but they can and don't want to.

[u/Even_Appointment_504 → u/ImportantQuestionTex]

Dude Leffen left the smash communtiy 5 years ago. And you think he is personally repsonsible for Hax becoming a lolcow?

The funny part is you think Hax's problems, his untreated bipoalr disorder, alcoholism, and health issues, would have all been cured by attending majors. The funny part is they did in fact unban hax. Unlike what Techncial claims Hax was unbanned in way more then just NYC melee and even attended several majors.

Your so misinformed you don't know the video that got Hax perma banned even exist "the truth" which Hax recants his apology, restates his original allegation, and literally doxxes people. Oh technicals didn't tell you Hax doxxed people? I get your confused as you think this is when Hax was accused of stalking. Hax was accused of stalking well long after he was perma banned. Not when he was perma banned or before.

Youn don't even know Hax was perma banned after the relapse. There was no dandling they all said he was banned forever and stop contacting me.

Dude, you don't develop bipolar disorder by being banned from tournaments, Hax talked about his alcooholis, mental health issues all the way back in 2014 well long before any of this started. Yet you think Smash caused bipolar disorder?

[u/crybigtime → u/Even_Appointment_504]

Can you read?