No need to beat around the bush with the title.

That’s what this is about.

You might as well know where I’m heading.

I’ve never really talked about it with strangers, let alone put it on the internet. But I’ve been thinking a lot about mental health while writing Decent Discourse and today I listened to a professional responsibility presentation about depression in the legal profession. So it’s on my mind right now, and I figured talking about it might, just maybe, be an encouragement to someone out there who is struggling…

This week I saw a tweet from an author, pastor, and activist with a following of nearly 400,000 people.

Spoiler alert: I hated it.

A former friend who is full-on MAGA wrote me and said “Our friendship is worth more than politics.”

I disagree.

He’s now against vaccines, voting rights, immigrants, LGBTQs.

I think all those people he is hurting are worth more than our friendship.

Here’s why I think we need friendships more than ever, especially friendships with people who have different experiences and viewpoints than our own.