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westerebus

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100. The echo chamber effect is mind numbing.

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 08:32 PM

Jan 2012

You can't get a good mash-up started without someone getting their knickers in a knot. What has become of the legendary flame wars with snot and spiddle and blood flowing, all elbows and grief? This place is way too PC compared to the past. I don't feed the trolls and could care less when they are bounced out the door, but honestly, what happened here?

Not just here mind you, positions are hardening most everywhere. I'm reminded of pre Watergate. You could feel a tension building, you just couldn't place where it was going. Anxiety and assorted illness compounding a sullen malaise to the point of exhaustion. Here we go again. May be it's just me. It has that feeling of now what the f**k is going to break down?

Rant over. Time for a cup o tea.

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The echo chamber effect is mind numbing. westerebus Jan 2012 #100

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