The Black Hole Problem: Give, Give, Give, Take, Take, Take.

This micro-conversation arose in direct response to this posting on my instagram ("It" wasn't worth it because "you" weren't worth it) but also in an indirect response to this, "100% typical conversation with a longtime fan and supporter of the channel."

You really cannot imagine how much "reaching out" to help others I've done: the mention of talking viewers out of suicide may seem maudlin (it may seem like an exaggeration) but it is (1) literally true, and (2) figuratively gives a sense of innumerable situations in which I did indeed have to be very "giving" to help people —about whom I knew little more than that they needed the help.