Hey, Tristan! I remember you… I started hanging out here about when you did, but I lurked for a decade or so before actually getting involved.
When I think back to the Early Oughts here, I’m amazed at how similar things are. Liberal Smartypants Sci-Fi Dorks galore.
Some of the worst ‘Equal Opportunity Offenders’ have been recently banned, and this place is easier on my blood pressure now (thanks, Mods!).
I always start my day by checking The Pit, for the quality of the writing… fresh quips and fresh takes on current events (the Trump Clusterf*ck thread is great for recreational schadenfreude, as is the thread for generic Republican malfeasance).
Come to think of it, I’ve changed more than this board. When I started, I was a Libertarian* office peon who’d come to work an hour early to load The Dope on our one computer that was connected to a modem. Since then, I’ve helped run an ad agency, taught design at a tech college, and just last year retired… to hopefully make art.
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*I got better.
(thanks to Liberal Smartypants Sci-Fi Dorks…)