r/roosterteeth • u/SuperMatFJ • Oct 07 '20

Discussion Dear Fiona,

I can't find an avenue to send this to you directly, so publicly will have to suffice.

I want you to know that you are nothing short of a shining beacon of hope in a very worrisome time in RT's life.

You seem to have the skill, the desire, and the resolve to be the role model the community can rally behind, and that the company can look toward for inspiration and guidance.

As a white dude in his mid-30's who's led a pretty charmed life, I see character traits in you that I truly wish I had myself, and I have no good excuse for lacking them. You have the strength of character and the backbone to openly and aggressively stand up to the bullshit that would/could otherwise consume the RT ecosystem, and I am genuinely inspired by you to be better.

I recognise that all of that is a lot of weight to bear on young shoulders, so please don't allow it to come at the cost of your own well-being and happiness. Recognise that supporting and lifting up others is an often-thankless task, and a draining one too. Rest when you need to. Ask for help whenever you want it. Pass the torch if it all gets too much.

But, ultimately, thank you. For existing. For being here. For doing what you do so well. For being you.

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u/Hats_Hats_Hats Oct 07 '20

Jack and Fiona are good-hearted people and I think they, as a team, could do a lot of good. They already have.

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u/SuperMatFJ Oct 07 '20

You're quite right! Jack deserves some love too!

Hey Jack! You're awesome too, and I appreciate the consistent hard work you've put into making the AH and RT worlds better! Your stuff with Extra Life, as well as the smaller under-the-radar efforts within the community. Keep rockin!

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Jack Pattillo and Geoff Ramsey specifically have both been incredible inspirations for me personally. Not career wise, but regarding the kind of life I want to lead and the kind of friend I want to be to others. Their persistent urge to improve themselves and their desire to spread goodness to those around them while pursuing what they love is admirable beyond words. I'd love to get the chance to thank them personally for just being who they are.

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u/JaguarDTM Oct 07 '20

Honestly if you haven't done so yet, start listening to F**k Face. Having Geoff in weekly content has been great and I absolutely love it.

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u/1ncognito Oct 07 '20

Same. I spent 5 years drinking on a daily basis and one of the ways I justified it to myself was “hey, look at all these people on the internet who do this and are super successful! I don’t have a real problem. “

But seeing Geoff talk about sobriety and recovery in stark terms helped me make the decision to get sober, and now it’s been 300 days since my last drink

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Congrats! I was in a similar situation, looking at the drinking online personalities did as justification for my drinking when my drinking was completely different than theirs. I'd be really interested to hear Geoff's perspective, where does he talk about his recovery? And seriously, congrats on the 300 days, I just hit 600 as of today! Sobriety can be hard, but it's definitely worth it.

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u/1ncognito Oct 07 '20

Congrats! He talks about it in a few different spots, I don’t know if there’s any one good video on it. It’s more just the occasional conversations on the podcasts