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originally posted by: quintessentone2
a reply to: Bhadhidar2023
Some people here will take the demise of ATS with ease others will not but it does go to show the multitudes online looking for somewhere to belong because the real offline world can be isolating and just as controlled with a major lack of mental health care. So where do people go? Online with safeguards in place can be a good thing.
originally posted by: freshcedar
originally posted by: quintessentone2
a reply to: Bhadhidar2023
Some people here will take the demise of ATS with ease others will not but it does go to show the multitudes online looking for somewhere to belong because the real offline world can be isolating and just as controlled with a major lack of mental health care. So where do people go? Online with safeguards in place can be a good thing.
I think its also about balance. your right that the online world eases some isolation for some who find the outside world less comforting.
I joined ATS in 2005 because for me it was a great vast section of what we know as a brick and mortar library. back then it was a thirst for knowledge and not always finding it in said library.
the last few days have been rough with some new members infiltrating the site, but they are just ashes of sh#tness that will soon blow.
its nice to see old members names I recognize even though tweaked a bit, the familiarity is there and as you said "a good thing".
cheers.
originally posted by: TimeOfTrouble1771
Well I'm hoping that someone comes in & eases our fears letting us know that the site will continue.
By the power invested in me as a student of history, I now officially name this event the SERRATA.
Named after the Venetian Ordinance of 1297 which closed off the Great Council to new members and turned it into an elite body. Augustus Masonicus would probably know the expression.