Discussion What % of SS site is fake?

[Remisands]

Long time lurker on here and just registered recently. Hopefully I won't get banned by my first post but now that it's closer to when I need to do what I need to do, I can't help but thinkyy that half of the "attempts" on here are fake.
I don't mean to offend the community on my first post, but for someone looking for real information, specifically for CO, it's been the most frustrating six months of my life trying to get answers when I keep reading all this crazy stuff about testing and it didn't work and it didn't work and it didn't work. No one mentions smoke detectors going off. No one mentions where they're doing this chimney lighting with plumes of smoke that would be filling up the house, etc. If I used a chimney starter even in my basement, my neighbors would be over in less than 15 minute asking me what I'm cooking and why in the house. I'm in a single-family home with some decent space between me and my neighbors and I can even tell when my neighbor lights up a cigar on his deck.

This is just one example and I'm not gonna' go into the other areas of the site because, like most folks, I just want "to go to sleep" so, for me, it's CO.

I put myself into a corner and it has become something that I have to do rather than wanna do but it doesn't matter…it's gotta get done. Have a gun and I know how to tie knots but I gotta tell you, after reading this site, I'm scared to death and I just want accurate information. I know that sounds ridiculous because the folks with 100% accurate info wouldn't be here to respond.

I'm just really frustrated because I'm running out of time and between this site and watching charcoal burning videos, I have way more questions than before I found the site.

My hope with this post is to maybe find some folks that can sympathize and answer some detailed questions I have about that process.

Again, I'm sorry if I offended anybody.

 

[itsgone2]

I can sympathize. Read about Brad Delp. He had two charcoal grills in his master bedroom and passed away, not a car or a tent, whole bedroom. But on here, you can read all these failures in smaller places with what seems like more charcoal than that, then what's true? I used to think my small bathroom would make it easy but now seems impossible.

 

[avalokitesvara]

If it's any comfort, many many people in the history of humanity have managed to kill themselves by whatever haphazard method they have to hand. I'm sure the vast majority of people to this day don't do that much research and just go for it.

My personal theory is that the information and discussion on this site is skewed because there's a fixation on finding the "perfect" method which won't be painful. Sorry, dying probably will be painful.

Without being so concerned about finding a painless method, the people who really actually want to die asap are hanging, shooting, and drowning themselves.

Most failures seem to be because people allow themselves to be found within a certain time frame, or choose methods where the lethality is uncertain, such as jumping or even SN and CO.

 

[itsgone2]

If it's any comfort, many many people in the history of humanity have managed to kill themselves by whatever haphazard method they have to hand. I'm sure the vast majority of people to this day don't do that much research and just go for it.

My personal theory is that the information and discussion on this site is skewed because there's a fixation on finding the "perfect" method which won't be painful. Sorry, dying probably will be painful.

Without being so concerned about finding a painless method, the people who really actually want to die asap are hanging, shooting, and drowning themselves.

Most failures seem to be because people allow themselves to be found within a certain time frame, or choose methods where the lethality is uncertain, such as jumping or even SN and CO.

Wow. Great post. Yes, I'll admit I would like something painless, thus CO.
This is a little frightening. Are we not really able to do this? The thought of having to do this for decades more is terrifying.

 

[Remisands]

If it's any comfort, many many people in the history of humanity have managed to kill themselves by whatever haphazard method they have to hand. I'm sure the vast majority of people to this day don't do that much research and just go for it.

My personal theory is that the information and discussion on this site is skewed because there's a fixation on finding the "perfect" method which won't be painful. Sorry, dying probably will be painful.

Without being so concerned about finding a painless method, the people who really actually want to die asap are hanging, shooting, and drowning themselves.

Most failures seem to be because people allow themselves to be found within a certain time frame, or choose methods where the lethality is uncertain, such as jumping or even SN and CO.

Yes, when it's time, you just do it. I think that's what's happening. It's the reality hitting me and I always thought I'd have this carbon monoxide "thing" in my back pocket. All the Korean stories are insane. They just park anywhere light up grills and sit in their car and nobody notices?Thats nuts, right? It's easy to see what's in their pictures to duplicate but then this site makes it seem like a difficult science project.
So I guess my question would be… Should I just start posting CO questions on that page? I've read the entire thread and it goes back years and, as you read it, there's so much contradictory information. I know no one's gonna hold my hand, but is that the best bet to just start asking questions at the end of the mega thread?

 

[58Alice85]

Wouldn't you notice if someone would keep posting about attempts but never stops posting?
or are they continiously making new accounts?
i think every website is up to an extent full of fake and ai content, part and parcel of using the internet in 2025

 

[Forveleth]

Welcome to SaSu. Sorry life has brought you to this point.

I understand your frustration and here are some things to maybe keep in mind.

No one mentions smoke detectors going off.

There are people from all walks of life and every country here. Smoke detectors might not be standard where people live or might not be in working order. To be fair, I have seen one account here of someone trying this and setting off their smoke detector and having to explain things to neighbors. Also, I would merely take the batteries out of my smoke detector to prevent this.

No one mentions where they're doing this chimney lighting with plumes of smoke that would be filling up the house, etc.

The guides here encourage people to light the charcoal outside and bring it in only after it stops smoking to prevent this issue.

If I used a chimney starter even in my basement, my neighbors would be over in less than 15 minute asking me what I'm cooking and why in the house. I'm in a single-family home with some decent space between me and my neighbors and I can even tell when my neighbor lights up a cigar on his deck.

This means you live in a place where people give a shit about their neighbors. You have to remember there are places where people do not care what their neighbors do or sticking your nose in your neighbor's business may end up with you being injured. If you live next door to a method cook, charcoal smell is not going to be that weird.

Filling a room with CO also takes a somewhat airtight area. Someone living INA poorly built or rundown home will probably have plenty of leaks to prevent adequate buildup of CO.

I am very sure there are some fake accounts of attempts on this site whether for attention is fear mongering. I see CO as one of the more technical methods and I therefore think it may be a lot easier for people to screw up than we think. It could also be easier than people make out. We do not really know. I do not mean to discourage in any way. I just wanted to point out some things to consider.

 

[Remisands]

Thank you so much for that response. I realize that people are on this site from all over the place and part of what I wrote was just frustration because some of the site just seems silly for such a serious subject. I keep bouncing back-and-forth because I thought it was a done deal with CO and now I'm back to rope. Quite frankly I'm just scared. Spent the last six months donating almost all my stuff. I just finished writing some letters and I didn't think it would be this difficult.