Mixlr jeff gerstmann11/20/2022 ![]() ![]() GB's traditionally had a tendency to pawn that stuff off on Patrick, who has a Chrome extension dedicated to removing his content from the website, including Bombin' the AM. I have to wonder if their reticence is because they think delving back into it would be fanning the flames. ![]() At the same time, their actions in support of diversty and against GG do exist. Again, there is always more that can be done. Indirectly, Samantha Kalman has been on the Bombcast, Danswers, Bombin' the AM, Danielle was on Danswers and Bombin', Zoe Quinn was on Bombin'. Jeff wrote an article last summer specifically stating GB's views, they talked about it on podcasts. What specifically would you like GB/Jeff to do? I'll grant you that there's always more that can be done, but they have certainly addressed it directly and indirectly. Seeing how easily Jeff puts the anti-GG point across in a very lucid way makes me feel really frustrated that he hasn't said much about it. I understand that they need the money and the audience, but there are still a lot of shitty people inside the GB community and I think a part of that comes down to the staff being a bit elusive whenever something vaguely political pops up. GG and that ugly side of "gamer culture" (whatever that means). ![]() were more vocal about the opinions they obviously hold w.r.t. I figure the first step is admitting that I have a problem? He's also still Dan Ryckert so if his life irritates you in general, this will probably not change your views of him. ![]() I don't know how much value its going to provide anyone who's already been diagnosed and is dealing with anxiety themselves, especially if it is PTSD for him it was exercise, zolof and CBT (cognitive behavior therapy aka "face your fears"), which probably won't be useful for a lot of people who've experienced trauma. Its mostly an extended anecdote about how anxiety has affected his life for the last 12 years and how he found ways to cope. Just finished Dan Ryckert's Anxiety as and Ally and it wasn't bad. It talks a lot about his struggles to get his friends and family to understand what he was going through, having to go through long regimes of prescription drugs that weren't working for him until he found one that worked, finding ways of coping and managing his anxiety and falling into the trap of thinking he'd conquered his anxiety and the depression that would come with that. I'd probably recommend it to friends and family of sufferers as well. However, for anyone who's just been with diagnosed with a general anxiety disorder, especially if they're young (teens, early 20's), I'd recommend it. Just finished Dan Ryckert's Anxiety as an Ally and it wasn't bad. ![]()
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