Another day in the life of

[DonH]

EMT’s have this weird thing going for them. They think they are some sort of super hero’s . It’s weird. I digress.

Now this I can totally comment on as I’ve lived/worked in this space half my life. It’s often the younger ones. There’s actually a term for them - Farcols. The more mature, more experienced ones tend to lose this behavior, though especially in the volunteer and paid on call sectors there can be some really odd ducks. Remember your firefighter from years back didn’t act this way. It’s more the wanna bees that don this Personna

And to continue: as far as OLD being dehumanizing . It absolutely can be. This was admitted by people who literally say they forget there is a human behind the profile or words in a chat on a screen.

Interesting, I say it and I’m jaded and everything else. Ginger and DeJa say it and hmmmmm they may having something to consider. Telling.

I have to wonder if it’s more anything online and not just OLD. Read the comments for pretty much any social media post? Go into any chat room (although I confess it’s been double digit years since I have) or go to. BBS like this. It’s much the same. That often gets chalked up to adult children living in their moms basement. Might OLD be the same with many if these guys?

The bolting as the date gets closer is classic. This seems to happen to anyone OLD. Again it’s more about the runner. They clearly are scared to actually meet a real person one on one or not really feeling it or tied to the anonymous nature of hiding behind the keyboard. Meeting makes it real. The same happens with those who chat too long. They just want to continue hiding behind the keyboard and push off a real meeting. I know DeJa has experienced this.

I don’t have the answer. It just seems to me to all be tied to the phenomenon that is online - anything online, not just OLD.