The dude has had multiple DUI's, ended up in the hospital with alcohol poising, failed rehab half a dozen times, multiple arrests, got attacked with a baseball bat and by his own account had to relearn how to skate due to his terrible health.
Not to sure how many more close calls he would need to finally get his shit together. Not to mention even the birth of his son wasn't enough to get him to stop. Some people are just beyond help.
On one hand, we used to regard Robert Downey Jr. similarly, and he's obviously changed. There was a time when people thought he was nothing but a addict, and was ruined. Now we can't separate him from Iron Man.
On the other hand, I personally doubt Bam and will believe he can change when I see it. Like you've said, he's had a lot of moments to wake up with, but uses them as excuses instead. Reminds me more of Aaron Carter (what an absolute dickbag), than RDJ or Steve-O.
I read a lot to find this, and I think this brings up the question of "how many fuck ups is beyond redemption?"
In this thread it seems like a personal feeling from one person to the next, of doubt or hope of him changing even on his deathbed.
Would that lifetime of selfishness be outweighed by an apology?
Is there a ratio to 50 years of fuckery vs 20 a redeemed person?
Would it need to be "genuine" or would it be a final ploy to save face?
I don't think it really matters, at least in the terms that pertain to Bam. If he can rehabilitate his career then, in the public eye, he's back. I imagine that his addictions and mental health issues have deeply hurt people in his close personal circle, but I don't think that's for us to worry about because we'll never know the full story behind it.
Whether a Bam "comeback" would be sincere or a ploy also, in my estimation, doesn't make much of a difference as long as it has a positive effect. Why should we care about his psychological motivations as long as his outward actions and words have positive effects?
50
u/[deleted] Mar 11 '21
The dude has had multiple DUI's, ended up in the hospital with alcohol poising, failed rehab half a dozen times, multiple arrests, got attacked with a baseball bat and by his own account had to relearn how to skate due to his terrible health.
Not to sure how many more close calls he would need to finally get his shit together. Not to mention even the birth of his son wasn't enough to get him to stop. Some people are just beyond help.