On 21 Oct 2021 at 05:50p, apam pondered and said...

Yeah, and I'm not always very clear with my thoughts, what I mean and
what I type don't always come out right.

I'm the same I type fast and misspell words or chuck the wrong word in and don't notice. Class act eh? ;-)

is, but I guess it's to do with the retro aspect. That shouldn't really matter though, as we do all have something in common, ie.. bbsing/ftn networks, retro things, computers etc.

BBSing is a happy place/space to be in and it's been a source of curiosity and wonder to discover how many folks share similar interests that intersect with BBSing

individuals to. People have become so angry when it becomes to politics. It's their way or the highway, and to be honest, I'm like that a bit too
- it's ever increasing anger fueled by 'the other side'. It's probably

I find when I can see I'm getting wound up on subject x I have the ability to mostly see it for what it is and move off / away from it. In the end you can expend so much energy on some topic that you wonder why you bothered and think there's much more to life than trying to convince someone of your viewpoint being the one they should hold. Life's too short :)

the same for the other people. I really think it's social media that has set this off.. by tailoring content to 'your interests', you get so used to people thinking the way you do, that when they don't ... chaos.

I saw some scary stuff about Tic Tock the other day talking about the algorithms in play there and how a very narrow view of what is fed to users occurs. So yeah, I agree with your comments on social and how folks seem to be loosing (or have never discovered) critical reasoning and thinking skills.

Anywho I realize this was a reply to you but in fact it more of a general musing to all.

I know.

I've realised it's just a week or so until this network turns 6... holy Hannah we're getting middle aged :)

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