I have never read the update, nor have I ever wanted to read the update, and I've always found it absolutely bizarre that people have had such interest in the life of one man that they've never met.
After reading the last 5-10 pages of this thread, I now understand why the update is so popular. This is porn for the socially awkward. It is literally reaffirming--at least for me--to know that no matter how badly I f--k up in this life, I could never f--k up this badly.
I genuinely don't know what to say beyond that. This is a circus.
I've always kind of thought the same.