Right there with you. The world I grew up in from BBS’s to dial up internet to gaming with friends ( that took serious work to run and connect over phone lines) to innovation after innovation that was for pure excitement and exploration and solving problems and making things easier and simpler is gone.

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maybe we should all find a bunch of like minded people, buy some land leave this all behind.

holup, wasn't that the premise of The Villiage? damn - no escape. the desire is real, and likely part of why i am fascinated with bushcraft and survival.

I'm sorry to say I had to look up the reference that you have to Blaster Master. I came up with this completely out of my own imagination.

perhaps you are being sardonic and I'm not catching it but i hope you don't think this bit of absurdity was the only reason i expressed my dark,dystopian opinion of the current "reality".

it's just another piece of reflective, chromed shit thrown on top of the mointainous pile of crap I've seen over the years. that is the thing that is behind my wailing and gnashing of teeth.

why would you think linkedin people are well off?

Good. Here's hoping they end up running it into the ground. I hate that site, and I hate everyone who asks for a linkedin account to apply for jobs.

But line must go up? See, you get people hooked on the puzzles, then you charge for them! It's sure fire.