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"Elite: Dangerous" Community Rallies Around Terminally Ill Teenager

posted by Fnord666 on Friday July 05 2019, @04:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the enough-to-make-even-a-Thargoid-well-up dept.

GreatAuntAnesthesia writes:

As a fan of the Elite series (although I don't dare start playing Elite: Dangerous) I was drawn to this story, but wasn't expecting to be moved quite as much as I was. Well worth a read.

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/jul/04/how-a-video-game-community-filled-my-nephews-final-days-with-happiness-elite-dangerous

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Friday July 05 2019, @04:53AM (3 children)

    by Rosco P. Coltrane (4757) on Friday July 05 2019, @04:53AM (#863364)

    I'm terminally ill.

    Hint hint...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @05:24AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2019, @05:24AM (#863369)

    I'm terminally ill.

    Then don't waste your time, go dogging now.

    Yours,

    pornhub community

    PS don't forget to submit the v-clips, we'll remember you and cherish them (naah, not really)

  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Friday July 05 2019, @07:21AM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday July 05 2019, @07:21AM (#863393) Journal

    We all are, of course. Living is dying, and you have been dying since the day you were conceived. Some of us are just slower than others.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 06 2019, @03:38AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 06 2019, @03:38AM (#863732)

      Some have the opinion that most humans only start dying in their 20s since before that they are growing more than dying.