[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
LOL Maybe? Goats are usually more inclined to discuss politics, race, and religion. But, it'll likely spark conversations with the goats with whom I prefer to converse. There's a few goats whom I've actually chosen to put on my ignore list. This has actually helped immensely. I don't actually know how they've taken this. I do know it has helped my experience be more enjoyable.
I've been online since before there was a world wide web for the public. Voat is pretty much the only place I've used the ignore list. I didn't even use a kill file to plonk usenet users. It might be that my patience has worn thin. It might also be that we have more uneducated people online.
[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yes, also I (I'm not using a MeToo tag). Every once in a while I get off my stool here in the Pub and go out the back door into the alley. Most of it is just a bunch of dumpsters full of garbage but every once in a while a pretty bird, a nice dog, or a friendly face passes by. But it is sometimes tempting to think "This is nice, I need to come out here more often". Just the other day I made a comment on a post about the AF1 refrigerators, but quickly went back and deleted it. The submitter PM'd me and asked why I deleted it and said it was a good comment. This was my reply:
My main interest nowadays is to stay informed to try and help my kids and be a good parent/guide. I still "refuse to go quietly into that good night" but my "raging against the dying of the light" has turned to this.
[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
On a similar topic, I've been asked at what point would I actually take up arms against my government. That answer has changed, over the years - as it probably should. The answer today is, "Never."
If it reaches the point where I feel obligated to take up arms against my government, I'm done. I have a second passport, citizenship in another country, and enough assets to move me and mine to a new location. I served this country already. I've spoken up, I've been active, and I'm too jaded to have much hope for America anymore.
Our political discourse has been reduced to the verbiage used by television wrestling announcers. There's not a damned thing I can do to fix this mess.