@Museek The "in-character" answer is likely that they feel he could be compromised by foreign governments, mostly because of his son's investments and general drama. Potentially "payback" for the whole GOP/Russia narrative.

I don't advocate their viewpoint, but I think that's the linchpin of their argument. It's why they meme about the laptop and iPhone so much.

@GaryPoole Time.

People who tell you to exit "The Matrix" are often just trying to lure you into theirs.

People who desire the power to control and influence others will exploit your fears and prejudices, and even your moral fiber.

They'll tug you backwards, and veer you to the left and right. The only way out is forward, with your own ever-evolving power, knowledge, and insight.

Objectivity is key.

@ACG2 Same to you!

Waking up at 4am instead of going to bed at 4am for once.

At any rate, good morning from my neck of the woods, #CoSoFam.

Well, it's finally over. Now we need to focus public pressure into getting George Santos as far away from legal office as possible. #politics

Music medium poll has ended. What's interesting is that in the original deleted one, "digital" and "vinyl" were tied with "CD" in third. This time, digital got 2/3 of the vote and CD came in far second with a quarter of the vote.

Interesting. I wonder what changed.

@daja57 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norn_language

@jenebene Wow, good luck finding any vinyl under $20 (usually $40 or more) these days, outside of thrift stores or buying used online.

It's really a lost art! I have Uriah Heep's "Look at Yourself" album and the front of it is this reflective foil that works as a mirror. And then you have stuff like Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti"...

@jenebene Album art is one of the big reasons I like to have physical copies of certain albums. Just not the same having a picture on the screen...

@TubunMuzuru

Oh, yeah, no backups on that then. 😅 It would be pretty funny to see the stack of floppies it would take to store a modern .FLAC album rip on, let alone a 128kbps MP3 rip.

@TubunMuzuru

Man, talk about a rude awakening. All those poor sleeves...

Do you rip all your records to HQ digital? Would definitely inspire me to, lol.

@TubunMuzuru I agree with a lot of that, especially the state of the music industry.

My biggest worry with being completely digital would be the lack of physical backup if worst came to worst.

@Willowy
Each user's individual profile is their own space, the collection of which comprise this public forum.

No one expects you personally to be their therapist when they make a post about their troubles. They're not inflicting anything on you.

Using your logic, shouldn't you bring this up with Jester, the only person qualified to do something about it? I'm sure making a new rule that only cheery small talk is allowed would go over well. Ironically, your post would be against those rules.

Accidentally deleted the first one, so here we go again.

If you were only able to listen to music on one medium for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

Cassette got no votes last time, so we're down to 3. 😛

#poll

@Willowy Have you considered they're just venting on their own space and not looking for a therapist?

Just because you're looking for small talk doesn't mean that's all this place should be for, or other people are wrong for acting differently. You could have just blocked them and moved on.

Was this supposed to be a post about trees, pets, holidays or tattoos?

It's like the infuriating version of watching paint dry. #politics