Subj : Blues Net
To   : apam
From : TALIADON
Date : Wed Jan 19 2022 10:08:09

 ap> It seems to be the popular thing around BBSing to be condesending and
 ap> negative.
 ap> 
 ap> FSXnet came about when there were already general nets that were "dead"
 ap> and it's become very popular. It just depends how much effort one is
 ap> willing to put into their net, the energy they put out either will
 ap> attract others or wont.
 ap> 
 ap> To be honest, the negativity in bbsing is more likely to drive people
 ap> away from the hobby, than keep everyone in existing nets or something.
 ap> I've been at the point the last few weeks, where I'm considering just
 ap> turning everything off and washing my hands of it all. The only thing
 ap> that stops me is the handful of friends I've made here, and I'd feel like
 ap> I was letting down people who use my software.
 ap> 
 ap> Anyway, good luck to mickey with his blues net.

This 'big fish in a little pond' mentality has been a 'thing' in the
technology arena since Moses wore short pants. Having been a
systems-developer/programmer for many decades (now retired), I've seen just
about every kind of ego you could possibly imagine.

TBH, this kind of attitude is more indicative of experience than personality:
only large scale collaborative projects carry the necessary mass to humble the
human ego. Without exception, no man ever makes it alone; I can't think of a
single project where I didn't rely upon the skills, talents, and resolve
of truly brilliant people.

IMHO, it is often a mistake to know a man by his experiences alone, for he is
yet to know himself.

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