This is: 1) An article of my recent Bluesky posts, so be careful out there. 2) Very weird, and seems to shame me for disclosing that I have depression.

I hope it's some comfort that however miserable you may be at the moment, these authors are miserable people--and so will always be miserable, whether they realize it or not.

We have your back.

Their article reveals a whole lot more about them than it does about you. We can smell the NYP coming a mile off. Stay strong. You're needed. Following you now -

Those who are sending you all the bad stuff are probably experiencing the same issues, but they refuse to admit it and seek help like you have. Instead, they lash out at those who reflect what they don’t want to see, emboldened and validated by trash like Fox News and NY Post.

Makes me wonder how NYPost editors would feel about death threats. The scare quotes seem to indicate some skepticism about the depression and anxiety.

I can count 55 different genetic loci affecting anxiety and/or depression, then add in the environment you're being subjected to. None of this you have control over, so they're simply being assholes thinking they can shame you for being honest.

New York Post remains honestly one of the more freakish rags out there right next to the Daily Mail. It genuinely only exists to hurt people and it's pathetic.

Much love and support to you. There are legions of us with anxiety, depression, etc. and we are all rooting for you ❤️

everything on this site is public (very easy to grab a “firehose” feed of everything and apply filters etc due to the code being open source). I’m sure a lot of terrible people are consuming and paying attention to it

Ben, you are such a badass. I remember reading you for the first time and thinking wow, this guy actually gets it. Who else is covering the horrifying far right/fascist contingent? A handful of people. Your work is extraordinary. Please look after yourself!