Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : McDoob
From : boraxman
Date : Mon Apr 04 2022 22:06:37

 Mc> Wow. The inviting attitude shown here is exactly what I love about
 Mc> BBSing...(o_O) (if you're going to be sarcastic, do it right! ;)
 Mc> 

Sure sets a bad image, doesn't it?

 Mc> Certainly, a lot has changed *outside* this arena. And a lot has changed
 Mc> *inside* as well, from what I can tell. My memories from 30 years ago
 Mc> may not be perfect, because I still had the optimism of a child, but I
 Mc> definitely *don't* remember this much negativity!
 Mc> 
 Mc> Perhaps it's just a trait of our aging member base. Perhaps we really
 Mc> *are* becoming the grumpy old men that used to chase us out of their
 Mc> yards. I say 'we', because I'm feeling like I was pretty grumpy lately,
 Mc> too...I would like to blame someone else for that, but it wouldn't be
 Mc> realistic to do so. I am the only one responsible for my own behaviour. 
 Mc> 
 Mc> Just like you, Exodus. (o_-)
 Mc> 

I was quite young when I used BBS's, so  maybe I'm one of the younger one here, at least of the userbase that used BBS's back in the dial up days.

Things have indeed changed, and will continue to change.  We have to look to the future, and set up a situation which serves us well.  Maybe some 'old timers' don't care, but younger people (and my generation, Gen X or Y depending on who you ask) do as well.

I realise that my stance is somewhat, unique, but oddly, we accept a lot of crap from the techworld that we wouldn't tolerate anywhere else.  It is time to demand better, and I think being transparent with how your information, your posts are used, is required.  After all, Social Media/MS/Google actually do tell you upfront in their policies.

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