Though I have been a frequent poster here, I have only posted once in the past week and a half

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61. I know the feeling. . .

But I'm a fan. You are one of a handful of posters to whom my instantaneous response is, yeah, that's exactly what I should have written.

For all of its benefits - and I have also been here for a couple of decades - it can be stressful. Sometimes you just need a break. The space time continuum will not shred. My comments and posts have not changed a damn thing. Nor have the other 60 million or so posts. But it's good to know that there are others out there who share my world view. But that echo chamber thing also has a price. It reinforces anxiety and stress, and increases fear that things are not really going to get that much better. So, maybe it's not a bad thing to step back, focus on the good things in our lives - family, hobbies, pets, doing good work.