In Gunner's defense

I really didn't want to address this drama, but I feel I need to. So many people have publicly shit on Gunner for petty reasons, and the whole situation is childish.

This is a response to a paste by Keizaron and the responses to it on Twitter. You can read them here: https://twitter.com/Keizaron/status/1026713352678957056

I've been Gunner's roommate since September 2017. Gunner and I had been talking about finding a place to live together that year, since we were both unhappy with our living situations. When my seasonal job ended and I could no longer afford to pay rent at my place in August 2017, I asked Gunner if he was still interested in moving. He was, and we applied for a decent place in Minnesota. They turned us down, primarily because of insufficient income.

At this point, I felt I was out of options. I had talked to my parents, and they were upset with me for running out of money and didn't want to help. I had health problems and no health insurance. I had been very depressed and was considering suicide. Then Gunner offered to let me stay at his place indefinitely, rent free, until we figured out something better. It's been a year and we're still searching, and at no point has Gunner shown impatience with my reluctance to make more money on stream, find another job, etc. I've been a good roommate, but I've mostly kept to myself.

Gunner has been a good roommate too. He's been considerate of my sleep schedule and other needs, which are minor but not insignificant. He's invited me out for meals and welcomed me onto his stream. I've seen him interact with many other people and treat them equally well. At no point have I felt frustrated with him as a person, even though he's not always transparent and doesn't always treat his body well. I'm doing a lot better now, and I'm about to take several huge steps in my life that wouldn't have been possible without Gunner's support.

I understand these are only my experiences, and others may have negative ones to share. I can't judge others' experiences. But I can say that the criticisms in Keizaron's paste do not warrant publicly calling him a "shit person." They're childish disputes about a community of adults playing video games for fun. They do not paint Gunner as malicious. Of course he's not perfect, and maybe he's not the right friend for you. But he's a great friend to me and many others, and he doesn't deserve this.

Lastly, Gunner has been depressed for the past two years. It's been worse lately, even before this drama. He's admitted this many times on stream, because he's honest and doesn't try to fake it for anyone. He's dealt with this type of drama in the past, and he seemed OK when I talked to him last night, but he's not in the best position to deal with it now. You never know what someone's breaking point is, and I'm pretty sure most of the people who encouraged Keizaron's criticisms on Twitter don't know Gunner as well as me.

Please, let's all be mature, intelligent adults. Remember that we're dealing with people, not just Internet personalities.