Sad story of Cloudflare coder and cofounder Lee Holloway

[L&LD]

Very interesting looking into the rise and sad fall of a genius and whose labors we all enjoy today, even if indirectly.

https://www.wired.com/story/lee-hol...cket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits

 

[cplay]

Passion is rarely nourished by money. It changes from a labour of love to a labour of labour.

 

[RMerlin]

Not the most positive story to read these days, but if you are curious, this Wired article tells the sad story of one of Cloudflare's original founders, and his mental collapse caused by a major health problem.

https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline-brilliant-young-coder/

 

[Deleted member 22229]

Not the most positive story to read these days, but if you are curious, this Wired article tells the sad story of one of Cloudflare's original founders, and his mental collapse caused by a major health problem.

https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline-brilliant-young-coder/

So what happened at the end did he die ? It didn't seem clear. My mom died from that two years ago and i can tell you it's the worst thing that could ever happen to a person. Sad.

 

[RMerlin]

So what happened at the end did he die ? It didn't seem clear. My mom died from that two years ago and i can tell you it's the worst thing that could ever happen to a person. Sad.

At the time of the article, he was still alive, but was no longer able to talk or react much at all to his environment.

 

[Deleted member 22229]

At the time of the article, he was still alive, but was no longer able to talk or react much at all to his environment.

Thanks Eric. Indeed a sad story and close to home for me. He won't last much longer. Really strange how a brain can be so intelligent and then fail. It was a good read.

 

[L&LD]

Not the most positive story to read these days, but if you are curious, this Wired article tells the sad story of one of Cloudflare's original founders, and his mental collapse caused by a major health problem.

https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline-brilliant-young-coder/

Is this different than what I posted in the op?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Is this different than what I posted in the op?

No. There were two threads with the same link that were merged into one thread.

 

[sfx2000]

Very interesting looking into the rise and sad fall of a genius and whose labors we all enjoy today, even if indirectly.

I read the story - the light the burns brightest

Sad that Silicon Valley just moves on.. chasing the money...

 

[RMerlin]

Thanks Eric. Indeed a sad story and close to home for me. He won't last much longer. Really strange how a brain can be so intelligent and then fail. It was a good read.

Shows that we cannot take anything for granted, not even our own intelligence.