Wanderlust3
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Re: Mid Life Crisis Or Just Ready To Live?
"Nomadic Fanatic could well be a fraud. And he's a kid. Willing to hold off judgement until further developments. He certainly seems quite the dreamer from my POV but to each his own. " He's not a kid. He's in his mid-30s, and he bailed again.484Views0likes0CommentsRe: Nomadic Fanatic
Wanderlust3, I agree that for the most part, he was a personable guy, but you must have missed the video when he announced that he turned off comments. He was hostile and rude to everyone. Overall, I agree with your assessment. I don't think he's a scammer, just a dude with issues who couldn't take the abuse anymore. I can see where he may have been constantly deleting things. It may have been better had he just ignored all of the comments, as many on Youtube do. I know that's easier said than done.2.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Nomadic Fanatic
I90West said: "For the benefit of RV dwellers who currently are or may be considering drawing their primary or supplemental income through crowd-funding and/or Youtube revenue, would you be willing to share what sources you're referencing on the subject of being "obligated to continue creating" the related content or requirement to explain why they might want to close their channel?" The issue is that he made promises re: the documentary, including mugs, hats, etc. While it was "crowd funding," people were getting something in return for the money. Isn't it fair for them to want to know that he's going to do what he promised? It might not be illegal to just bail on the promises/obligations he made without explanation. Fine. But he hasn't gone about this in a good way. Of course people are going to question his motives.2.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Nomadic Fanatic
I don't think Eric planned this all along. Him doing this the way he did makes him appear to be unstable (and irresponsible and immature,) though. I do have to respectfully disagree with you, I90West. Eric was not always kind, gracious and or thankful about the donations he got. It became expected, in my opinion. The video he posted about removing comments really changed the way I viewed him. I understand removing comments, but he was hostile and rude to EVERYONE, including the people who supported him. I never saw anything negative in the comments that would warrant such a dramatic/angry reaction. I'd been a fan for a long time, but unsubscribed at that point, even though I knew I'd miss him and Jax. I thought the same, Francesca. All around. He was living off the government and panhandling online. Not a self-made guy who is amazing with budgeting, etc., as he attempted to portray at times. He is going to grad school more to put off paying those student loans. It's not going to be pretty when that day comes. I'd never considered the angle of the unreported income when it comes to his financial aid. Could that have come to light, making Eric flee? In doing so, he created a monster of speculation. It would have been better for him to keep the discussion going on one of his pages, a page he had some control over. Now there's nothing he's ever going to be able to do about the info out there.2.2KViews0likes0Comments
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