Polite Paradise

Definitely not a Pagan thing, either.

I think I just hate hype, period.

I'm all about prank gift card holders. 

Macaroni and cheese is a breakfast staple.   

I was an introvert before it was cool, and I rarely read books or watch TV or movies.  I enjoy these when I get around to them, but they aren't my go-to pastimes.  I can't truly unwind with a head full of someone else's dialogue.

As far as cover art goes, the "rear-three-quarter view of some chick in a ginormous ballgown" concept needs to take a hiatus.

I imagine some readers would be similarly disgusted had the characters accused the vendors of "robbing them blind."

Crassness and brashness are here to stay, fortunately and unfortunately; sometimes it's going to hit closer to home than others.  I'd call this a case of "the artist wasn't wrong to do it, and readers weren't wrong to be upset."

Agree with Airelenaren, some of the things on that list seem likely part of depression/anxiety, not a choice. When I went to read the article, I found it mocks people with depression and anxiety in an extremely unhelpful way (maybe I’m offending against number 14, being too critical). The lack of empathy was profoundly unfunny:

3. Give yourself a negative identity. Allow a perceived emotional problem to absorb all other aspects of your self-identification. If you feel depressed, become a Depressed Person; if you suffer from social anxiety or a phobia, assume the identity of a Phobic Person or a Person with Anxiety Disorder. Make your condition the focus of your life. Talk about it to everybody, and make sure to read up on the symptoms so you can speak about them knowledgeably and endlessly. Practice the behaviors most associated with that condition, particularly when it’ll interfere with regular activities and relationships. Focus on how depressed you are and become weepy, if that’s your identity of choice. Refuse to go places or try new things because they make you too anxious. Work yourself into panic attacks in places it’ll cause the most commotion. It’s important to show that you don’t enjoy these states or behaviors, but that there’s nothing you can do to prevent them.

Practice putting yourself in the physiological state that represents your negative identity. For example, if your negative identity is Depressed Person, hunch your shoulders, look at the floor, breathe shallowly. It’s important to condition your body to help you reach your negative peak as quickly as possible.

Exercise: Write down 10 situations that make you anxious, depressed, or distracted. Once a week, pick a single anxiety-provoking situation, and use it to work yourself into a panic for at least 15 minutes.

I actually find this portrayal to be all too accurate sometimes, both for me and in my observations of others with my disorders.

When I read this article, I didn't hear some ignorant, judgemental, empathy-devoid busybody rattling about "kids these days."  I heard someone who has been through her own personal hells revealing some harsh self-discoveries made along the way.  It takes plenty of courage to be honest with yourself about the ways you contribute to your own misery.  Someone who can bare these to an audience is a freaking recovery hero.