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I have no idea who this is.
Don't people die from drugs all the time?
If only there were some world-wide interconnected network of computers full of more information than you could possibly imagine, all of it searchable instantly where you could find out who Matthew Perry was.
Alas...
I remember the world pre-pocket (or home) internet. We thought access to information was the core issue of people being ignorant/misinformed/stupid, surely instant access to world libraries with all the cumulated human knowledge would alleviate that.
We were wrong.
I never asked who he was, nor do I care.
Lol.
Then what was the point of your post?
What's the point of yours?
Very simple- my point was to castigate you for telling us you didn't know who someone was as if you couldn't have just found out with minimal effeort.
Your turn: Why did you think we needed to know that you don't know who Matthew Perry is?
I'm just going to ignore you. Goodbye.
That's not really the courteous thing to do after someone does exactly what you ask of them.
You do realize you have the option not to reply to posts that aren’t relevant to you, right?
Yeah, but why should we care about this guy when people die from drugs all the time?
You’re really bad at the internet, aren’t you?
Why are you replying to me?
Because you wrote to me directly, as opposed to the person that posted the article. Also, it’s entertaining me that you’re desperately hoping someone says what he’s well known for so you can say you don’t waste your time with pop culture garbage
Lol, nice projection.
I'm guessing you like this guy and get mad when someone doesn't know who he is.
Disregarding all the other stuff, the reports say he was being treated with ketamine for anxiety and depression. He had decades of mental health struggles.
No matter who the person is, he was still a person.