Here is a long email which I seem to write you annually, or when you shut down you comments or whatever:

It’s a shame about the comments because I think they are entertaining sometimes and occasionally there are interesting insights in there. More than anything I think people use the comments because they like interacting with you and watching you interact with other people in your own singular way. Even with the assholes. It’s a big part of your blog.

But I think I understand a little more this time, compared to the last time you shut down your comments why you did it though. Back then I was like, “Whatever, you can’t let those retards get to you.” I just wrote “reatards” and then as I was fixing it I thought, “readtard” is actually a good word. I’m going to say it from now on.

But I digress. For some reason this time I can see more clearly how you must feel when you lay yourself out there only to have smart asses having a go at you. It’s probably easier to handle when you’re just joking around but when you’re really opening up, that must sting. I don’t know how you do it.

I just got my first nasty comment on my stupid blog today. When I read it I was like, “I would love to kick this anonymous cunt right in the face.”

…It wasn’t you, was it? Kidding…. But was it? Anyway, I can’t say I was completely unaffected by the cunt and that’s because I was talking about some personal insights in that post. I wasn’t joking around. And that was me and my own little timid writings! I don’t even lay it all out there the way you do.

You should know that all those readtards that leave those cynical, know-it-all comments are just as fastened with you and what you have to say as everyone else is and everyone knows it. Most of them are probably miserable and hate themselves. If we’re lucky they’ll blow their own brains out. But they always piss off back to their porn sooner or later anyway.

Fuck the readtards. Fuck them. Your book looks like it is going to be really good. I’ll read it. Stay brave and don’t stop writing and taking photos and making art and videos and being honest and following your whims (I know you never said you would, I’m just saying). Why the hell shouldn’t you if you aren’t doing anyone any harm? It’s because you do it for you that people are so interested and feel compelled to comment.

Actually I’m starting to think like I did before. You’re not actually going to let these dinks get to you are you? Let them comment. You don’t have anything to be ashamed of. It’s not like they are going to make everyone go, “hmm, that fucknut has a good point. Life is an audition and I suddenly don’t like Rami’s blog.” Just publish a book of their inane comments and pay for a car with it.. or at least a bottle of whisky to put between your legs.

I’m done saying “readtards” now. It’s not that great a word.