I forgot one could buy physical copies of software. I guess they make sense for computers that are not networked; and they've got to be bought cash. Being anonymous is tough.

You are that guy. There is no more ground for this religion than for any other. Humility should take over. You may believe whatever you like, even if it is proven false. What you may not do is declare that your gut-feelings are proof that you're correct. Reality does not bend to our will.

Because one can be depressed without being a selfish douche. I agree I care way too much, and that it fuels my depression, but I cannot just turn it off.

Please do not prey on the weak. Proselytizing your personal brand of religion at a time someone needs actual help from evidence-based medicine and cognitive behavioral therapy is, at best, misguided. By making someone's survival dependent on uncontrolable superforces such as gods or fate, you are taking the last modicum of power and hope that that person had in them.
Remember that to a depressed person, being married is totally pointless (as a goal in itself), that faithfulness is nothing but the romanticization of owning another person by limiting what they may or may not do with their genitals.
Finally, depression makes people think more critically, makes them less able to lie to themselves, and more likely to find flaws in what your tell them. For example, the god that allowed you to live put you in all sorts of problems to begin with; rationalize all you want, that fact remains.

Talking to someone in person about my problems would put that person under pressure, it would force them to choose between "spend your time and energy helping me" and "feel guilty". It's emotional blackmail. Furthermore I do not want the few relationships that I have left to revolve around my problems. Strangers online live on the other side of the planet, they could not help me even if they wanted to, so I do not have to worry about bringing them along in my crap.

The climb is indeed dreadful. For a day or two, I can be slightly less utterly useless, so I allow myself and others some hope, but that puts me under such a pressure that I spend the next ten days in bed trying to forget I exist. And that's with medication, psychotherapy and support from my job. I just feel like a drain of everyone's resources.

What even is that show?

I'm French. When I went to Los Angeles for my work, I had no idea that "How are you?" Was a rethorical question. It got me quite a few surprised stares until I picked it up. I still cannot ask it, though; am I being disgustingly rude for saying "Good evening" instead?

Oh. So that's what the fabled John Cena looks like. I still don't know who that is.

How can you tell? I'd like the source to be sure as well.

Why, what magnification is that?

As a software developer, I could use one of these. Do they have a name that could help me look them up?

Correct. And the following verb is conjugated at the third person, which is totally over the top but kinda cool.

How? It never asked me for anything, I wouldn't even know how to pay for it even if I wanted to. And I've had it for three years.

Then elect better representatives. You do realize that your government is made of people you choose, right?

I don't think you know what you're talking about. At all. I'm a physicist, I model the electromagnetic interferences that modulate the gain of the optical path of submillimetric heterodyne radiotelescopes. You know why I do that? To reduce the uncertainty of our measurements by 5%. My job, combined with that of hundreds of other scientists, has contributed to the most accurate measurements in high-resolution astro-chemistry ever; these facts have allowed us to discard many hypotheses regarding star formation; that's science. I spent five years on my PhD: one to come up with a solution to the problem, four to attack it under every possible angle we (me and four other scientists from four different fields) could think of. We do not make unsubstantiated claims, it would be a professional suicide.
I know where my work is wrong: in my thesis, all my assumptions and simplifications are listed and their impact quantified. Feel free to take over.

Oh, a parasite? Well, assholes will always find ways to cheat and take advantage of others. Fortunately we've got laws. Or they can move to the USA I guess.
People may want whatever they like, that doesn't mean they're entitled to it. We've got one single planet.

I was paid (not much, but it covered the rent and university was free, including textbooks) during my studies. My family couldn't have afforded it, but they didn't have to. Now I have a PhD in astronomy, a job, and zero debt. I now gladly pay taxes to give other students the same chance I was given.

It is. Which country would ever benefit from having all its adult population educated? They might become successful and productive members of the society.