Congrats on being able to find common ground. It's easier said than done. Most of us are taught (very subtly) that the US is like Switzerland: If you look at each language, roughly half are Roman Catholic and half Protestant. If you look at religion, the languages are distributed in the same proportions as through the country as a whole. Therefore we all can get get along... cuz Merica.
Reality is for at least the past 30 years we've been much more Belgium: Most of the French speakers are Catholic and most of the Catholics speak French. Most Dutch speakers are Protestant and most Protestants speak Dutch.
If you ask a person his opinion about two or three issues, you can successfully predict his stance on a half dozen others at a rate way above statistical significance.
I.e., the states that went to Harris, the states with the highest Covid vaccine uptake, the highest mask use, states with marriage equality before it became federal law, pro-choice states etc., etc., ad nauseum are pretty much the same states.
I remember reading somewhere that the US has more of these parallel social cleavages than any other developed country.
So congrats again on your success. I agree we have to accept change and move on.
You said cleavage and I’m such a teenage boy today. CLEAVAGE!!! (Sorry…love the rest of what you said too. Me and my friend cussed AND discussed. But many F Bombs were dropped. Good thing we like each other. :-p
Well voiced Clint and Tom, tis a good job I only need simple IT needs now I'm retired. Previously my IT needs were met by my employer (Government 😮) and the IT department and simple Android devices are all I need these days. Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
Aaah, Clint. It's kinda sad saying goodbye to things that have served you so well -- that I certainly understand. New hardware + new software must be pretty exciting, too.
I decided many years ago, when I realized how quickly my education in tech became obsolete, what programs & apps and what hardware I was willing to stay on top of. Everything else can just pass me by. I don't need to feed Zuck or the apartheid nepobaby to get the gist of what they're up to -- it'll show up in my various feeds anyway.
Your career & livelihood requires you understand things that I never will -- and that's fine with me. I am extremely happy being a consumer of your "product," so to speak. One thing I can easily recognize is the pleasure you get from your creativity. As long as it remains a positive in your life, it does in ours as well!
As for the other, well, I'm still pushing it away when it pops into my brain. Some day I will need to make my peace with it -- but not today. I know I can't avoid reality forever. Sigh.
Anyhow, the point was to let you know I share in your excitement for your new toys & new way of doing things! Looking forward to seeing the results.
Thanks, Tom. I definitely don't keep up with the Joneses like I used to. Turns out I don't enjoy helping the ultra-wealthy get any wealthier. Whenever possible. Appreciate your kind words and I encourage everyone to use tech as little or as much as works for them. Pen and paper work for many, many people...and has for many, many years. I'm just a geek. What can I say? :-) Cheers!
Congrats on being able to find common ground. It's easier said than done. Most of us are taught (very subtly) that the US is like Switzerland: If you look at each language, roughly half are Roman Catholic and half Protestant. If you look at religion, the languages are distributed in the same proportions as through the country as a whole. Therefore we all can get get along... cuz Merica.
Reality is for at least the past 30 years we've been much more Belgium: Most of the French speakers are Catholic and most of the Catholics speak French. Most Dutch speakers are Protestant and most Protestants speak Dutch.
If you ask a person his opinion about two or three issues, you can successfully predict his stance on a half dozen others at a rate way above statistical significance.
I.e., the states that went to Harris, the states with the highest Covid vaccine uptake, the highest mask use, states with marriage equality before it became federal law, pro-choice states etc., etc., ad nauseum are pretty much the same states.
I remember reading somewhere that the US has more of these parallel social cleavages than any other developed country.
So congrats again on your success. I agree we have to accept change and move on.
You said cleavage and I’m such a teenage boy today. CLEAVAGE!!! (Sorry…love the rest of what you said too. Me and my friend cussed AND discussed. But many F Bombs were dropped. Good thing we like each other. :-p
Well voiced Clint and Tom, tis a good job I only need simple IT needs now I'm retired. Previously my IT needs were met by my employer (Government 😮) and the IT department and simple Android devices are all I need these days. Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
Sounds you've got yourself in a good, happy place, Doug. Cheers and hope your devices are being easy, breezy, and beautiful, Coverboy. :-)
Aaah, Clint. It's kinda sad saying goodbye to things that have served you so well -- that I certainly understand. New hardware + new software must be pretty exciting, too.
I decided many years ago, when I realized how quickly my education in tech became obsolete, what programs & apps and what hardware I was willing to stay on top of. Everything else can just pass me by. I don't need to feed Zuck or the apartheid nepobaby to get the gist of what they're up to -- it'll show up in my various feeds anyway.
Your career & livelihood requires you understand things that I never will -- and that's fine with me. I am extremely happy being a consumer of your "product," so to speak. One thing I can easily recognize is the pleasure you get from your creativity. As long as it remains a positive in your life, it does in ours as well!
As for the other, well, I'm still pushing it away when it pops into my brain. Some day I will need to make my peace with it -- but not today. I know I can't avoid reality forever. Sigh.
Anyhow, the point was to let you know I share in your excitement for your new toys & new way of doing things! Looking forward to seeing the results.
Thanks, Tom. I definitely don't keep up with the Joneses like I used to. Turns out I don't enjoy helping the ultra-wealthy get any wealthier. Whenever possible. Appreciate your kind words and I encourage everyone to use tech as little or as much as works for them. Pen and paper work for many, many people...and has for many, many years. I'm just a geek. What can I say? :-) Cheers!