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So long...
A user on r/pcmasterrace posted a farewell titled 'So long...' alongside an image of a PC, implying the device has stopped working. The post earned over 21,000 upvotes and drew a troubleshooting joke thread about a PSU switch being left off.
The thread reflects a perennial community ritual: the shared, often humorous grief when a custom-built PC fails, and the widespread troubleshooting lore that the PSU switch is the first thing to check.
Key details
- The post reached 21,387 upvotes on r/pcmasterrace and received 324 comments.
- No article context or text description accompanies the post; the only clue is a title of 'So long...' and an image URL suggesting a PC photo.
- The top comment by u/lDarkPhoton simply asks 'Would you like some help?' and earned 1,776 upvotes.
- The third highest comment, by u/Luk164 with 989 upvotes, lists a classic PC troubleshooting checklist ending with a Warhammer 40k joke about praying to the Omnissiah.
- A later comment by u/LeverTech builds a narrative where the OP insists all cables are plugged in, then a friend drives over and fixes it by flipping the PSU switch.
Discussion angles
- u/lDarkPhoton’s simple offer of help sets a tone of community support in the thread.
- u/Luk164’s checklist treats PC troubleshooting as a ritualistic sequence, ending with a lighthearted reference to machine spirit prayer.
- u/LeverTech’s imagined story highlights the common blind spot of the PSU rocker switch, framing it as an embarrassing but forgivable oversight.
- The lack of article context means the entire discussion is built on collective troubleshooting experience and in-jokes rather than factual reporting.
- None of the top comments express anger or skepticism; the thread is uniformly supportive and amused.
Top comments
Commenters responded with empathy, humor, and shared troubleshooting lore. Several top comments jokingly narrated a scenario where the PSU switch was accidentally left off, while others offered checklists or a simple offer of help.