Subj : Re: Family
To   : apam
From : Avon
Date : Sun Feb 05 2023 19:45:29

On 04 Feb 2023 at 06:55p, apam pondered and said...
 
 ap> it's not the same but i've been back in second life for over a month now
 ap> and while i had a short visit in 2014 i havent really been active since
 ap> 2010. seeing names i remember and finding out about those who have
 ap> passed in the mean time. Seeing all the changes to the platform, the
 ap> interests of those who use it etc seems a bit overwhelming.

I've never used it so can't really relate other than to agree when you go away and come back to something after a period of time, things do change.

 ap> Second life has a lot of older users as well as unhealthy users, which i
 ap> think is something shared with this hobby. as time goes by the familiar

Not sure what you deem as unhealthy but I agree all communities (in life / virtual) have a mix of people and personalities and more..

 ap> faces pass it makes me understand why so many elderly face depression.

I'm learning it's important to keep social connections and have a number of interests to help mitigate that. But I also think depression can come along at any age and some of the triggers may be about for all of our lives. Hopefully we're resilient for most of life to navigate those waters.

 ap>  > I'm not complaining, just a bit exhausted. I think many of us are after
 ap>  > last few years. It's nice to have a hobby you can dabble in/out of when
 ap>  > want. Keeps things fun and helps you stay sane :)
 ap> 
 ap> it does i suppose although my interest in bbsing has gone for the time
 ap> being i stick around for the familarity of the people here.
 
Fair enough... nice to see a post from you... and thanks for the chat :)

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going'
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