RIP Justin Ramos aka 'justnum'......................
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"He spent endless hours of his own time, at home, working on plans for his students to be successful - that went uncredited and unnoticed, except the praise for him on this thread."
This is far too common with large companies these days and universities are clearly no exception... use the hell out of their employees and give them no credit at all. Induce mental stress and anxiety which could be crippling or in this case, worse.
It looks like there were numerous issues at play here. I've gone down the physical health road and its no fun. Luckily i'm just crazy as hell and faded all of it on the mental side with my oh-so-fk'd-up sense of humor. Without it i'd been toast yrs ago.
Maybe I can shed some light on subject of money, as I know several young people personally going to College & Trade Schools.
Days of going to either, and being able to work way though either are gone.
Federal backed student loan cause cost to sky rocket.
More School’s need same business model as College of Ozsrks also know as HardWorkU. Students leave debt free.
He wasn't a student. He worked there.
David, it appears he goofing on you. That doesn't make him a mess.
Those who serious are the mess. Just saying.
This is about a AZ member. no need to be an a-hole and don't don't try to put words in my mouth or corner me. i fought the big 'D' myself and used my own methods/humor to just say fk it and move on. welcome to Ignore yourself dickhead.
Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
We all fight our demons in different ways. Some can face things alone and successfully white knuckle or cold turkey. Others have to have support. Whatever works, works, but there is not enough regret in the world to manage failure. Judgment of anyone does not serve us well.
in the nineteen eighties came the answering machine, so you could filter your calls by letting the machine answer, listen to the voice on the line, and decide to pick up the receiver or not
i never did this, i used my elbow instead
if i didn’t want to tree talk to you, i’d just hang up on you
i don’t need to block anyone on a forum (yet)
if i don’t like it i keep on moving
i never did this, i used my elbow instead
if i didn’t want to tree talk to you, i’d just hang up on you
i don’t need to block anyone on a forum (yet)
if i don’t like it i keep on moving
I'm sorry, I didn't want to sound mean or attacking you. More like a tribute to your humor you were mentioning. I'll delete it.
JustNum's messages were fun and made me laugh. Sometimes, when someone passes away, it allows the community to celebrate them just as much as they are missed. Ever since we learned the circumstances of his death, the thread has taken on a much darker tone.
For me, it’s a reminder that pool was once my way of getting a colleague to go out and clear his mind. Now that he’s found a new job and is doing better, I don’t play as often, and I just hope we don’t lose touch.
My deepest condolences to his family.
justbigsis
New member
he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and hung himself.
That didn't accomplish anything. He's gone. Brian.
justbigsis
New member
no shit. -Justin’s sister
Kinda harsh? Some, in fact most in life, are struggling with things in silence, leading lives of quiet desperation. The pool world is a tough crowd, and as a result that individual took a beating here every time he posted. I can only hope that it didn’t contribute to his demise and the unfortunate way it occurred. May he R.I.P.
Paul_#_
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Icon of Sin diagnosed justnum five years ago at https://forums.azbilliards.com/thre...ists-and-educators.533319/page-2#post-7015828 .
In the 2021 post, justnum posted the following and he got many negative responses. One fellow asked justnum how he handled the responses, and Icon of Sin explained how justnum may do that (copied below). It looks like justnum may have posted to get responses, any kind of responses.
justnum's original post
Icon of Sin responded to post about how justnum took the negative responses:
wtf kind of response is that?? whatta colossal tool. welcome to perma ignore.
Forgot I wrote that.
I feel like whatever Justnum was experiencing is partially due to the nature of the connected world we live in these days. You see it constantly on social media, especially tiktok/instagram reels. People just seeking that quick attention and validation and in some cases that old adage of "bad press is good press".
There is a guy on Instagram right now that is the perfect example of this. Goes by Kenleeefastman (https://www.instagram.com/kenleefastestman/). His schtick is that he is/thinks he is super fast. Every video is him knocking over lighters or clothes pins... or grabbing something off a table really fast. Some videos shows him shadowboxing throwing kicks and punches. While fast, you can see by his technique, well, that there is no technique. Just doing something fast and thinking he is great for it. Seeking validation from people who don't know any better and either ignoring or "liking" the negative comments or criticisms.
That's just one example outside of AZ.
Good post, I see it even in my own kids. Hey, BTW, do you/did you happen to ever post on bladeforums? I remember a dude with your same screen name who had some pretty sick videos with a balisong...could be confused though.
Ha. That was me.