darkstar said...
Is it possible this whole thing is some kind of attempt at creating a literary persona--a character for a movie or book? How can anyone be 45 and this immature about relationships, much less un-humiliated to tell that they thought and acted like this? Is it possible this is someone's idea (Eric's) of a literary venture? Please? I'm Southern and I cringe when I think about that scene in "Tobacco Road" where the woman with the cleft palate or whatever is edging closer and closer to some man who has possession of some turnips, in order to offer sexual favors in exchange for some turnips...and yet, this is a popular literary device, the "grotesque." There have been some "grotesques" on the web in recent years that have turned out to be fake, such as 10K4awife, Psychoexgirlfriend, Peter Pan guy, Mahir, and Mary Romantic. These are (in my opinion) made up in order to get lots of clicks. Now I know Eric Schaeffer is a real person who probably does seem to act like these stories, but is he bumping it up a notch in order to riff on it as a literary character in some way? In other words, can any human of any age, be this grotesque and this unaware? I mean, I have had some pretty stupid reactions and feelings in the romance dept. but I told NO one, not even my friends! I was embarrassed that I felt that way, plus I was 19!
Personally, I'm inclined to believe that he's repellently, tragically real, but that's mostly borne of having had a tenure or two of online dating before meeting my husband (uh, online, actually), and having encountered my share of these narcissistic Peters-Pan. Your thoughts?
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Eric's blog is on Rudius media. Here's one of the benefits to being a blogger on Rudious:
• Instant revenue stream: Every Rudius Media site is supported by advertising, and the writer takes home 50% of his/her site's gross revenue. We handle all the advertisers and money, you just write the content and cash the checks. The more traffic your site generates, the more money you make. (There is no 'average' amount of revenue that a Rudius Media site generates since it is solely based on traffic. The highest grossing site, TuckerMax.com, generates gross revenue in the low five-figures every month, but that site generates a huge amount of traffic. The lowest grossing make a few dollars a month.)
Gawker is using it's skills to promote Eric and fatten his wallet, not hurt him.
I think he was just unaware that his need for a step stool to scamper in and out of the Silverado would eventually make "Melinda's" boner go flaccid.
If he's a real person, is it worth it to do that to his reputation in order to get lots of clicks and get revenue? do you think?
Datkstar,
Have you never watched reality TV? THe world is chock full of people trying to be famous by acting crazy. And people like Donald Trump and Paris are all about appearing controversial.
If Eric is true to form, he'll rationalize this is a good thing. People are noticing!
Sorry, "Darkstar."
Eric Schaeffer is the hipster Paris Hilton.
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