Not everyone lives in an area where bikes are feasible.

I am a 66 year old American. I have no guns. The only time I have seen or operated one was when I was in the Navy in the early 1980s. I have seen the damage that guns can do several times in the 30 years I have been working as a child protective service caseworker/supervisor.

Someone has it in for me over there. I have been temporarily banned twice in the last several months. It's insane. I think I am done with that site.

The entire internet has become a toxic mess.

I started a facebook account in 2006 and stopped using it a few years later. I still have an account but only look at it maybe 2 or 3 times a year.

I hate when I have to log in to find a business though. It 's infuriating.

And I hate reddit with the glare of a thousand suns.

Yes! My ex and I used to build all kinds of computers back then. Of course they used to blow up rather quickly. It was a slog trying to figure out where I left off once I got up and running again. Shopping - I bought all kinds of stuff on the internet back then lol. Enough said.

I met so many interesting people that way. And I loved the creativity of their blogs. It's gone like the corner candy store (which I actually remember).

Crazy times indeed. My cousin brought home an Egyptian guy she met on the internet in the early 2000s. Turned out to be just fine but it seemed sketchy at the time.

Yes I miss the forums I used to visit. I was a moderator on a couple and it was a bit of a slog but still enjoyable. I started using the internet in 1996/97 and watched it evolve all these long years. It's definitely morphed into a corporate wasteland.

It's amazing how quickly we adapt and forget. But when I stop and think about it life was so different before Covid and it's just never been the same. My workplace has just never been able to adjust to the staffing shortages and it's hell.

American here. Never used twitter. Never pay attention to it.

I enjoy a few hits a couple times per week. Gives me a very mild buzz and helps me sleep better. I have no desire to get high.