I’m feeling worried, because what he did meant so much to me and shaped me as a person and I wanted to at least thank him and tell him how much that meant to me and how I still think of him decades later. He was single, broke up after a short relationship years ago, had no job, and I don’t know if it’s just how his face looked, but in his latest picture from 3 years ago, his eyes looked empty :(

  • pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org
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    6 days ago

    I had a moment of deja vu because I swear someone posted something very similar to this situation. Like some dude wanted to get back in touch with someone else because they were saved by them or something in early school. And they tried getting back in touch with them and when they did, that person deleted their account or seemingly blocked them.

    Same thing applies here. Some people are just capable of walking away from things and they don’t think about it ever again. You need to be considerable with these types.

    Also, you explained what they gone through and now have empty eyes? Well, what did you expect? That’s what happens when someone goes through a bunch of shitty situations.

  • gigachad@piefed.socialEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Which platform? My grandma just called me that she can’t reach me, because I finally got rid of WhatsApp. She asked how to contact me now, I felt a bit sorry.

  • Otherbarry@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Probably sick of social media. I have a few friend requests/message requests I never bothered accepting since I’m preparing to delete those social media accounts anyway.

  • PineRune@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Myself, I quit Facebook a long time ago, but when trying to recover my account to save my old pictures the website required me to upload a photo of my driver’s license for account verification. I said screw that and have let my account sit idle ever since. I’m not sure if it will get deleted after so much time, but my mom used to tell me how a bunch of people were still posting birthday wishes on my old page long after I stopped using it.

    I would recommend looking into other ways to contact him. You could also do some digging and look up their name to see if you find them on any public records. If they really did pass on you would likely find an obituary online, or possibly they are in jail (also public records). I would think they just quit social media, like in my case, and you might need to search through common acquaintances.

  • yaroto98@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    If he didn’t read your message, he likely didn’t read messages from others. If his account is gone, it sounds like he deleted it like so many people are getting fed up with social media.

  • jeffw@lemmy.worldM
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    7 days ago

    What could’ve happened?

    Anything. Could he be dead? Unlikely, but anything is possible.

    Did he win the lottery and go into hiding to avoid people begging for money? Even less likely but also possible.

    Anything in between? More likely and also possible.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      So you’re saying there’s a likelyhood that space aliens abducted him, and probed his little butthole, until he forgot who he was.

      I mean, you’re saying there’s a chance, right?