Please read this from @Popehat even if it's on Post. Ken is doing the world so much good in talking openly about depression and anxiety and how they can impact people.

https://post.news/@/popehat/2MCGQrGIwxRW5F8ssK3g31JyTQa

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Today I posted a link to an episode of

@mmasnick

Getting a "403 Forbidden" when I click the link

@mmasnick @Popehat It's a pity it's blocked from us pleb non-users. (ugly 403 error from AWS)
@longobord @Popehat you can view it as a non-user. while i have an account there I'm not logged in and saw it. I think it's just glitching.
@mmasnick @Popehat It apparently requires more patience/refresh times than I have to spare.

@mmasnick @Popehat
I get an error.

Everybody hosts things on Amazon Web Services but I kind of hate them because I signed up for a free trial, thinking I'd host a med record database there but I never got round to it. Then I noticed about $750 of charges on my bank statement for god knows what activity during my "free trial." I know I am an idiot but still.

@mmasnick @Popehat seems to be working now. Always impressed when people are so open and upfront with mental health publicly. It’s not easy.
@mmasnick @Popehat I will admit that this is the first time I've been tempted to click a Post link. I love Popehat's writing even when I disagree, and talking openly about depression and anxiety especially in a society that's just fine with ridiculing anything not deemed normal is frankly brave. But I'm not clicking or sharing Post links until they change their attitude on accessibility, which right now is "we don't care".

@mmasnick @Popehat Battling depression and anxiety is *hard work*. I basically lost all of 2022 to it, and it's not the first lost year. And you can never relax and let your guard down either.

I don't agree with everything @Popehat says, but I fiercely admire his ability to have a successful career, a happy family, and a social media presence that is a power for good, all while managing his mental health. It's a massive achievement, and hard won.

@mmasnick @Popehat

This is an excellent article. It goes a long way to articulate what those of us with depression and anxiety must deal with.

Thank you.

@mmasnick @Popehat I read it earlier. I am continually in awe of those who are emotionally capable of talking about such personal topics both openly and with tremendous empathy and love.