It's been several weeks now since Virgil has been on his own show. Has he been cancelled or he is just he locked in the bathroom with IBS? Does anybody know?
It's been several weeks now since Virgil has been on his own show. Has he been cancelled or he is just he locked in the bathroom with IBS? Does anybody know?
Even with a fake job like podcasting I feel like not showing up for work and ghosting your coworkers for months on end is a slightly risky move to pull off right after you just got fired from your last job for doing the same thing
Honestly this is what makes me think they're more likely real than fake. I really doubted the accusations, but doing this shit twice is career suicide. The only way doing it makes sense is if you know there's shit that could come out and biding your time in hope that they stop caring about you is better.
Yeah that is wrong. Speaking as neurodivergent person.
Can't believe already-soft-spoken-guy with anxiety issues would just ghost us like that.
He must be guilty of the most heinous crime I can imagine.
Relate
Counterpoint: There is no "right" way to handle anonymous accusations like this(Except if its undeniably true and you just admit to it), if he was immediately out with a prepared statement it could just be seen as him trying to save face and his career instead, plus like others said if someone is neurodivergent or has other things going on that impacts how they handle crisis situations its not suspicious to shut themselves off from society.
You can think what you want if its a good way or not to handle it but it shouldnt confirm or dispell the accusations, the accusations are what they are and if there is evidence for them then that will be what confirms them.
I think you could just as easily read this as a guy who (1) has enough money not to have an immediate need to work, and (2) is incredibly pessimistic about this whole thing -- meaning the overall political situation first, and now a sexual misconduct accusation on top of it -- and just doesn't want to deal with it. I've had half of that and have had a hard time slogging through a bunch of stuff you see as meaningless frustrations, so I can imagine the temptation to simply dip out if you have the means to do so.
Was he fired from Chapo? I always thought he quit more or less
None of us really know. The announcement sounded like he quit.
I couldn't help but feel a rift between Virgil and the other Chapos- compare Virgil leaving to Brendan leaving. No mention of Virgil or his new pod on air, let alone any kind of cross-promotion. Like they've had BJG on before, it's not like they're strangers
I have a friend who can just completely ignore all communications for months on end. He struggles with depression, alcoholism, and other issues. I love him and don't judge him for any of the ghosting. He knows I care and when he needs help I'm there. And when he's ready to re-engage with us he's welcomed with open arms and no one makes a big deal about it.
That said, I'm not trying to do a podcast with this friend, either. I don't actually rely on him for anything, really. I can only imagine how frustrating it would be if I was trying to do a podcast with him and I was just getting ghosted, despite the fact that he's a friend and I really care about his wellbeing before anything else.
I assume they just finally made him decide if he wanted to continue being on Chapo or not, and to be fair, it did take about a year after he first started ghosting them for both parties to officially separate. Even if they're the best of friends the amount of money involved probably complicated things
Very true.
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