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a year ago
It's a terrible sin that only after someone's passing is when the outpour of love and appreciation comes, so that they'll never see it.
I hope that from this we'll be reminded to show that love and appreciation more freely and more often, because you can never know what's around the corner or when your last post could be. It's a hard fact of life to sit with, but it can be used as a tool for loving each other better with some courage.
I never interacted with him personally... but had been current on his posts on bluesky and the news really shocked and sickened me in a deep way... Feels so bad... and I feel just awful for what he went through that we only saw a fraction of. My heart is broken for his friends and family. Watching him post about struggling with the US healthcare system and be forced to go through the immense stress those absolutely absurd and evil bills puts on a person, instead of being able to focus on getting well will continue to haunt me. I'm just so sorry you had to suffer like that Neer, I wish it could've happened better for you, and I just hope you knew how much everybody here appreciates you for all you've done for the fandom.
I hope that from this we'll be reminded to show that love and appreciation more freely and more often, because you can never know what's around the corner or when your last post could be. It's a hard fact of life to sit with, but it can be used as a tool for loving each other better with some courage.
I never interacted with him personally... but had been current on his posts on bluesky and the news really shocked and sickened me in a deep way... Feels so bad... and I feel just awful for what he went through that we only saw a fraction of. My heart is broken for his friends and family. Watching him post about struggling with the US healthcare system and be forced to go through the immense stress those absolutely absurd and evil bills puts on a person, instead of being able to focus on getting well will continue to haunt me. I'm just so sorry you had to suffer like that Neer, I wish it could've happened better for you, and I just hope you knew how much everybody here appreciates you for all you've done for the fandom.
And yeah healthcare as a concept itself is so messed up. I understand medical care needs money, but it really shows how little a country cares for their people if it's willing to let them die for financial reasons. Money is not more important than any life, and that's a really horrible way to have to go that I'm very sorry about.
But... The fact that a guy who founded and ran a colossal site for decades couldn't afford US health care... Well, I want to say it's sickening, but I'm in the US, so I can't afford to get sick.