For the record, Lentinman's claim to have buried his gold and silver was an amusing cruelty joke on his part, which probably led to more website hits. It was a good example of his sense of humor (wanting to get some of the "village idiots" to self-identify). Bunches of people showed up at the arboretum that included his stated coordinates for the buried treasure, and the arboretum had to call the cops to chase away people with shovels. Many who wanted not to pay the arboretum's $5 entry fee simply jumped the fence and headed for the spot (reminds me of Woodstock).
However, for my part, I would not want to over-romanticize his suicide. IMHO it was probably the act of a deeply disturbed and self-isolated man. Excessive time spent on the internet does isolate us in many ways afterall. In other words, I must assume that he did not have enough loving people and enjoyable recreational activities in his own life.
Depression probably played a part, but in his honor, I must admit we do not know enough about what was not mentioned on his website to make informed guesses (or state probabilities) about the various reasons and situations that made him take his own life.
RIP, Martin Manley (our Lentinman).
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