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Originally Posted by ni'k
i can't see this getting a terribly positive or interested reaction, but i'm sure if anyone does pay attention it will be to show they can give the opposite reaction of what i've suggested they might. so if you're going to just say "the board is fine, whatever, you think too much, shut up, you suck, blah blah, here's 1 point about nothing that proves you're wrong" then don't bother please. we aren't that predictable yet, are we?
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I read both your posts. everything you say has validity, but it must be taken into account that this is a conglomerate of people, ages 12 to 50+, so their intents and motivations are not so easily lumped together. A place, whether online or in the world outside, is the lump sum of it's participants, and the sad truth is that the loudest, most annoying participants are gonna get the bulk of the attention.
As far as the discourse here, it can easily slip into inanities and infantile name calling but just as easily it slips into deep personal discussions. that is what I see as the beauty of this place. the thread "what are you listening to?" is one of my favorites and it has barely any text, just images of album covers that a person here is currently enjoying. That thread alone makes me glad to still listen to music as passionately as I do, becaue others do too.
Compared to the world I have to live in every day, this SYG world is more willing to listen, more willing to discuss, more interesting, more widely opinionated than the nearly sterile world I work in, or the world of mass media.
I love this place. It's faults are far outweighed by it's benefits. I love that I can log in at work and the first thing I read is this well-thought out polemic by you man. It gives me something to think about first thing in the morning, allowing my mind to enjoy itself (I enjoy thinking) while I do my menial laboring at the office. Thanks for that.
SONIC LIFE!