Left out in the cold where there is wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Last week someone on Instagram sent me in a post belonging to @ashtonsealegs. I remembered the handle belonged to Stab magazine’s editor Ashton Goggans and was suddenly very curious as to how life’s been treating him these days. We don’t interact much anymore, save the random call from a police detective, so I happily clicked and… nothing.
I tried again.
And again.
But Instagram told me both times, “User not found” and “No posts yet”.
Which confused me to no end. I know that @ashtonsealegs used to be his handle and someone just sent me a post from his account but… nothing.
At first I thought that application itself must be broken before it dawned on me that I had been blocked.
Completely barred from radiating in the warm glow of Ashton Goggans‘ curated life.
I only know that I was blocked because my ex-wife did the same thing a few years back in probable retaliation for writing that I hated her in the PEN Award nominated book Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell (Buy here today! It makes for a wonderful Easter gift.)
Blocked.
And I’ve been meaning to ask for quite some time because I’m genuinely curious. What does taking punitive measures on social media say about a person?
I’m assuming Ashton, and my ex-wife, had to jump though a few hoops in order to set the blocking. Now, what is the hope? That I won’t sneer at them? That I won’t nuisance comment on pictures of loaded potato skins and longboards? That I’ll forget either of them exists?
What the hell is the point of blocking someone on social media?
I’m asking seriously.
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There is this community online Forum in Spain,it has like 1 million users.Everytime they are pissed or wanna screw someone or some organization they get toghether online and come up with a way to screw them.
For instance last year the main opposition party was at a meeting to decide whether to kick out or Not their leader.They sent some hundred pizzas to the guys .
It’s wonderful the things you can do if just a handful of people decide to fuck someone up online.
It’s called “Forocoches”.
but definitely not harassment in the state of CA. he’s a journalist. you need to contact someone for them to be harassed.
If Chas gets formally charged, which I highly doubt, first thing he should do is file a motion for change of venue. He can’t possibly get a fair trial in Orange County. Pissed off too many. Same thing with Los Angeles. Heck, there might not be a state in the Union. It’ll have to be sent to a US Territory. PR?
yeah, with all the negative coverage and the media blitz that has ensued, judge would have to grant that. PR, Samoa, Guam?
how can Ashton be harassed when Chas is blocked? or you think Chas writing about being blocked is harassment?
It’s a clickbait ruse mate.
Let it go man! No one cares anymore
ask Gabriel Medina, pretty sure he blocked stab/Ashton from his instagram
no, it legally couldn’t
We want Wigs On The Spot anyway!
and now we cross live (very risky but probably worth it) to wiggs at winki.
its got to be better than strider on the sand
I’d say he blocked you following the legal advice he received from a 13 year old girl.
You guys are gonna drive this poor bloke to suicide
Yeah. Imagine? Then what? ‘Oh we were just joking.’ Its super weird. I have totally lost interest since this kicked off. Chas is an amazing writer, provocateur and satirist. But this makes my skin crawl.
It was tongue in cheek my comment but you would want to be pretty thick skinned in this surf industry game. I am way too much of a soft cock
Does your ex really deserve to get dragged behind the dump truck of contempt you’re rightly piling on Ashton?
Lovers, LVRS, Cutty, Class. He’s got whimsy. He’s whimsical. How he’s managed to become an editor of anything is beyond me
Well it’s kind of like why you don’t let certain people into your home — because you don’t feel safe in their company.
Is that what your ex wife felt, Chas?
I used to feel safe in the company of this website. Now I am beginning to wonder what the fuck I was thinking.
Someone’s a little butt hurt.
My wee wee hurts too
He’s 32?? Fuck, the jowls will be down to his nipples by 40.. enjoy it while you can, editor boy
How about I re-gram every one of his posts and you just follow me?
I wouldn’t read the reviews of your book mate. When’s the cocaine one coming out?
June 12! Will you read the reviews of that one?
Will it be found in the self improvement section?
What about Lisa A? Thats your black pearl!
Just think like this other famous leaper!
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…or is he wearing the hat and you just can’t see if due to a creative/protective photo crop?
Online bullying 101. Come see what all the old blokes that like surfing are up to on the internet kids.
I don’t engage bar here to get blocked – so cant help ya.
Love the Easter book spruik!!
And LASTLY turned on Bells to be astounded by huge waves – it is seriously fucked!! Who is the “man on the ground” who forecasted this shitshow??
Can someone tell me if Kelly is there but not surfing? His social media story is full of Mick stuff.
Another deflection?????
yes Kelly is here and not surfing. He got an awesome very gentle slap down from Rosie Hodge last night. Rosie was semi MC at Mick’s gig. I couldn’t quite see what was going on from my half pissed conversation on the other side of the room but at some point she told Kelly from the mic, “This is about Mick, not you.”
Nice touch though for him to come for Mick’s send off.
Oh it was, very good form I reckon.
This is excellent!
Fabulous!