User blog comment:Nnn6nnn/The official farewell/@comment-4224897-20180216162640/@comment-2033667-20180217022155

edwin is deeply soaked in the fallacy that mental illness -- and especially psychiatric treatment for mental illness -- is a sign of weakness. being delusionally arrogant, he doesn't want to believe that he's weak and that he can take care of his problems himself. and of course, this delusion has fueled his reprehensible and abusive attacks on other users, who he considers intellectually inferior. (i would blame the culture around mental illness for this, but that's another story.)

i am in an odd position where edwin seems to respect me on some level. i did what i could. if i couldn't get through to him, i don't think any of us can.

it's so frustrating to me because the condition that i believe edwin has is incredibly shitty to live with untreated, and the treatment plans are safe and effective. i hope that edwin's location and financial situation at least make treatment possible.

i also offer my deepest apologies to Nathan and ArtismScrub for 1) what edwin did to both of you, which is seriously fucked up, and 2) that you have been sidelined in these discussions, which have largely focused on edwin as a victim. i for one wouldn't be happy if i were targeted in this way and everyone held an outpour of support for the aggressor instead of me. i am concerned for him out of basic human empathy, but edwin is an asshole and a garbage human being and you two did not deserve this treatment.