I haven't bought any physical media since we moved 9 years ago. When I realized how much stuff I had to pack or give away, it was way too much so we've been trying to downsize ever since. We don't have as many VHS videos and only had a handful of bluerays anyway. The CDs, wow, we have so many and it's hard to part with that beloved music. I also have cassettes but no player!

It's good that he's able to get his accounts back because those big social media companies allow other world leaders who are truly hostile, threatening and violent to maintain their accounts. When you look at it that way, you realize that it was not fair and more of a way to influence people. That's about control. If they were going to censor one person, they had to be fair and censor them all. And they didn't.

I'm friends who have all kinds of political beliefs. As long as they don't push their beliefs onto me or call me names, which is what people tend to do when they run out of facts for their positions, then we're fine. I WILL set boundaries when needed and make sure they stick to those boundaries and don't cross any lines. It's easier in person to have these types of discussions because you are more aware that you're talking to a human being. Online, people are more aggressive.

I hadn't gotten fired but I did get laid off a couple of times when I worked in Chicago in advertising and marketing. It was when the companies were going through hard times and trying to drum up business. They kept the more experienced workers and got rid of me, but then called me back to do freelance for them and I made more money doing that. They weren't too smart.

I miss the “traditional” trolls where they just took the piss out of a community and would show how silly they are. Like making a comment to piss off an uptight community. After more people started using the internet, troll means “anyone that’s an asshole”.

I drive an SUV, so… yeah…

I don’t see much wrong with it. I think the older generation will always criticize what the younger one grew up with, and forget the generations before them criticized them for things they took for granted.

I have always had a 4x4 truck and will likely stick with it. As a family we go with a 4x4 and something better on gas for our two vehicles as snow can be a bit of a problem here.

I actually think it will be a good thing for them in the long run. The current adult generation has been slowly introduced to tech over time and some still avoid it. This has created numerous issues when it comes to raising kids and handling careers that have moved to the tech space. At the end of the day, tech is here and they will be better off being enveloped in it all their life. Ethically, I also believe their generation will grow up to handle tech, social media life, and big tech companies in a much more logical and effective fashion then then the current leadership. Granted, I do see some hiccups along the way, but every major generational change has had those. Although these hiccups are likely to be much more public due to the society they will affect and appear to much worse at face value, but likely much less by direct comparison.

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