TheGizmoTwins
@tgt

Hello! I'm LibertyForward1. You may know me from my obsessively over-posting on Mastodon, a part of The Fediverse - a decentralized social media ecosystem.

I've struggled pretty much my entire life with mental illness. It's had a profound impact on my journey here on Earth and through social media such as what I mentioned above, I staggeringly overshare because I've spent too much of my life trying to hide in the shadows. I'm tired of hiding who I am, and I want to have a positive impact on the world both immediately around me and all over the globe with the incredible modern technology we have in the twenty-first century. So many of us with mental or physical challenges are so often considered "disposable", or in other words because we struggle to maintain steady, "productive" employment we are deemed unworthy of having shelter, health care, quality of life, etc. I want to inspire and encourage others like myself that even though the world seems so very dark and foreboding that perhaps the small slivers of light within each of us can be gathered together and provide light and hope.

Because mediocre microblogging doesn't seem particularly viable for paying one's bills, my partner and I are launching a podcast titled "The Mutual Misfits Variety Hour Podcast" with the intention of gaining sponsors who can.. well, basically can help us survive. We want to minimize or eliminate our need to be writing constant begposts by supplementing my meager hourly wage income to keep us fed, housed and healthy.

If you are reading this and are willing AND able to contribute, my partner (who also struggles with PTSD and mental illness as well as multiple employment-interfering physical health issues) and I would be incredibly grateful. Every dollar that is contributed is a humbling reminder that there is still good in this world.

Thank you so much for reading!