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Post by don_taco on Jul 29, 2013 8:13:59 GMT -5
I think the ssb is on its deathbed.
Time for a last minute repentance.
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Post by sentinalnode on Jul 29, 2013 20:36:02 GMT -5
I think the ssb is on its deathbed. Time for a last minute repentance. I guess it would be up to Tom to pull the plug. Can't remember when he was last here.
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Post by don_taco on Jul 30, 2013 8:12:18 GMT -5
to be clear, that's not what I'm asking. No need to pull the plug.
I was getting at a more metaphorical deathbed.
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Post by sentinalnode on Jul 30, 2013 19:25:55 GMT -5
Sorry, sounded sort of final. Still...why are we still going? I click on an ad most times, but don't sign in unless I have something to add, unfortunately not that often. Is there some minimum amount of activity that has to happen to remain viable? A lot of times when I check in there are up to 12 visitors showing. Are they people like me, maybe Smaug or Gaucho looking in? or just bots?
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Post by don_taco on Jul 31, 2013 8:16:51 GMT -5
I have no idea. This is what obsolete looks like.
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Post by sentinalnode on Jul 31, 2013 11:54:56 GMT -5
obsolete?.....hmmm..maybe more like a ship that reached it's destination. Some of the passengers won't get off, still looking to continue on a new journey. I guess for most it was time to get off.
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Post by don_taco on Jul 31, 2013 12:24:41 GMT -5
makes sense.
in general terms, message boards are obsolete with the dawn of facebook and twitter.
I still like the idea of a place to go to discuss one particular thing. In this case, LOST.
My initial obsession around LOST peaked somewhere during Season 2. After that, it became more about the personalities in the forums. I genuinely enjoyed posting and was entertained by the people I "met" in here. In other words, it became less and less about the show. It was a great show - maybe the greatest. But in the end it was just a show.
I loved this place (and the og ssb) in the strangest of ways
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Post by sentinalnode on Jul 31, 2013 16:53:11 GMT -5
Yeah! In a funny way it reminded me of those really great, very rare classes where everyone shows up for one thing, and there is free ranging energetic conversation. After class the conversation continues on over a meal, and is a mix of on and off topic subjects, and it's that way all semester. I just don't want it to end, but 6 years was a hell of a run.
I don't fb or twitter, do shows ( or even books?) get discussed as intensely there now? Maybe this is kind of obsolete......
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Post by don_taco on Aug 1, 2013 9:32:22 GMT -5
I'm not on facebook either, so I don't know for sure, but from what I've gathered - yes, stuff can get as intensive as you want. I don't quite understand the appeal of it. I get that it's a good way to "keep in touch" with people - but it seems phony to me.
Twitter does not get as comprehensive simply because of the character limit. I like Twitter because the restraints force a new form of creativity. The people that "get" Twitter are fun to follow.
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Post by don_taco on Aug 1, 2013 9:52:37 GMT -5
I say facebook seems phony because I don't think a website can truly capture what a person is really like. There's the person you are, and then there's what you choose to post online. The differences are enormous.
Maybe I'm projecting my own insecurities in there, but I don't really care. Bottom line is you're not going to really know somebody from looking at an online profile. Real human connections are all that matters.
I think of relationships online as an entirely new and different thing. To conflate knowing someone in real life with following them on social media is dangerous. To me it's no different from the crazy soap opera fan that can't separate the person they see on their TV everyday from the actor who portrays them. Two different worlds.
What does this have to do with the SSB? I don't know. Sorta like I mentioned a couple months ago, the SSB was my gateway to the online world. I think the relative anonymity here was the key to that. Facebook basically took that away. Maybe that helps some people be more honest and make them be more responsible for what they post, I dunno. I've always strove to be as honest and respectful of everyone anyway - so that part is lost on me.
I'm rambling. I need to get work done
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