It sounds like he was trying to make a spiraling student in crisis feel better. I think the main issue is he did it in public.

Goodness gracious, forget Professor Shewchuk's response, check out the guy he was responding too. Absolutely unhinged. Talking about relationships "expiring" and paying people to introduce him women? Couldn't waterboard that out of me, and the man is giving it out for free.

Why is it that technology that was meant to connect us, only seems to divide us? How can someone be this isolated? Anyone got any insight into this? Discounting things like mental disorders or trolling.