Network Outage and Mental Health
So, Rogers experienced a nation wide outage last Friday which affected many businesses and essentially shut down interac transactions and did not allow for ATM withdrawal. People were angry. Rogers has apologized and every customer has received an email apology from Rogers President. I wasn't angry. Stuff happens. It is not a perfect world. I don't think the outage was the result of malice. Yes, it shows how vulnerable Canada is when we don't have good competition in our technology and communications industry. I wasn't angry. It was something different for me. I have struggled with my mental health on and off since 2003. 2003-2006 were very dark years. My mental health was largely stable from 2006-2017. From 2017-2021, my mental health really fluctuated. I seem to have gained control of my mental health in 2022 but it requires a lot of maintenance. I have to monitor myself every day so that I don't fall to known triggers. So, it is nobody's f