Regarding my post yesterday

Posted on August 21, 2014 Updated on August 24, 2014

I said some mean things about the internet. I said that its used to spread hatred, fear and vitriol. Which it is.

But I neglected to mention that sometimes the internet does some fucking great things.

About a month ago, a user on Reddit posted a photo of his custom Brisbane Lions shoes. I sent him a pm, asking him how much he charges to do an Essendon pair. I got this message in return:

Normally I charge people around 50 or so for football teams.

But I enjoy the culture on r/afl and I am looking to keep that going. Plus another user recently did something nice for me so I wanna do this for you. Let me know your shoe size and I will send you a pair for free. All I ask is that you pay it forward 🙂

He finished them, sent me these photos, and today they came in the mail:

Im pretty fucking stoked. To put it lightly. Sometimes the internet allows people to do really nice things for complete strangers, under the idea that they’ll then go do something nice for someone else. Then its not so bad.