I have such a deep appreciation for Eric sharing his grief and journey through it. I only know who Eric is because of his amazing contributions to nerdy things

I have such a deep appreciation for Eric sharing his grief and journey through it. I only know who Eric is because of his amazing contributions to nerdy things I've thought about and appreciated for more than half my life. But his writing about of his journey with his daughter had changed me long before I was a father. And now that I am, I can barely make it through reading this. Outside of the long term affects his family has had on my life, he reminds me that we used to write publicly, sometimes anonymously, for one another outside of social enclaves and directly affect one another without expectations of a like or subscribe or whatever makes the thing go brrrr.