And WOW, this place has changed....it certainly isn't what I remember it being. It isn't the place that I came to all those years ago.
I saw somewhere that someone was a 'victim' of Cyberbullying .....really ?
Sadly it’s not just here - it’s become the new way of our dumbed down, woke world. You cannot dare challenge the “experts” and if you do they don’t argue their point, they call you racist or just remove your posts saying you are wrong, we fact checked it ourselves and say you are. So all you can do is wait a few years until pretty much every single thing they claimed or predicted or did has been proven wrong. Oh but then they just quietly move in saying the “science has changed” Ba ha ha ha.
Originally Posted by Mach1
Holy schidtcicles...
I wouldn't be where I am today without being pushed, and sometimes into a corner.
What has always been different about here, was that we held each other accountable in our thoughts. feelings, words, actions....etc...
Again it’s not just here. Colleges used to be built on challenging statements with vigorous debate and actual diverse opinions. Now if you challenge someone, you’re a bully or mean and they need protection from your micro-aggressions or a safe space or an emotional support animal. Had SNL ran a skit like this 20 or 30 years ago it would have been considered wildly funny and certainly satire. Now it’s daily reality.
But just to be clear, when LH references “the powers that be” this in no way holds true for the mods here - not at all. It’s those who can’t defend their actions or viewpoint so instead take their ball, go home and claim they won, cheered on by others with their heads stuck in the sand.
They very best way to grow is by standing up to scrutiny. The way medicine has always grown was through strong challenge of its standards. Now challenging the standards gets a physician or nurse fired. Challenging someone online gets you banned.
The point is, yes this place has drastically changed since I first arrived in 2005. But only to be a microcosm of the rest of the world.
Gotcha....
So Unicorns and Puppy dogs for all....
And to quote a good friend from here.....
Sorry that I am all fluffy today, I just shchidt out a rainbow.....
