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It's been 7 weeks since my last blog post here. I check the Recent BearBlog posts 2 to 3 times per week and read any that seem interesting. A lot of the blogs here and, one would assume, the people behind them have very different views than I do so I think that probably played a part in me looking elsewhere for content and participation. Still, there are many people who are expressing beliefs &…
In my last post I talked about some of the worst qualities Americans have not only in the USA, but also carry with them when they move to another country. I want to say right here... there are a lot of great American attitudes and behavior. There are a lot of great American people. And other westerners too. As is often the case, that last post was based on my having been born, raised and living…
I was born & raised in the USA and I spent all of my life there until last year. Because I lived in the USA for decades, I was ready for something different. I've encountered Americans over here in Southeast Asia and I generally try to avoid them. Yes, I am definitely a friendly easygoing person. And I almost always say hello to them IN PASSING. I'm thinking I will do that less the longer I am…
Time flies! I've been busy packing up in the "old" rental house, moving into the "new" rental house, unpacking and doing a lot of cleaning up of things that were left undone. Don't even have Internet here yet, am trying to do this through a cell connection. We will see if it works. Overall, I really like this new place. I liked the old one too but this is strangely close to the house I use to…
Even though I'm very aware of it, I still find it strange how different the online world is from the offline world. Offline, privacy is still considered important and kind of taken for granted. Online, it has become normalized for people to not expect much, if any, privacy. Online, people are often (sometimes multiple times per day) ranting about politics. Offline, at least in my experience, this…
I was just reading some blogs... including a blog someone here linked to. All of this hatred toward Trump is so weird. It's like these people actually believe this one person is truly running everything. Their hatred directed at Trump - in my view - that is the point of having such a figurehead: a highly visible person that frustration and anger (or gratitude and contentment) can be directed at.…
Have you ever noticed the number of experts online? 🤥 If you ever check Facebook or YouTube comments you will surely find many people who have all of the answers and are graciously spending their time telling everyone else they are wrong and the right way to think. 🤔 I've realized this is probably one of the biggest reasons I became disillusioned with these Internet spaces. I simply got tired of…
It's been a while since my last post. This is partly because I've been enjoying life off the Internet, partly because I kind of got tired of coming to Bear and seeing all of the depressed, or ranting posts pushing leftist views... And mostly because I've been busy digging into Defold and Godot game engines again. Godot... I think it's a good game engine... but I just can't get into it because of…
Today I read 2 blog posts ( blogging history and web domains ) that, although from different angles, seemed to be talking about the same thing. Most people keep things for decades or even a lifetime . This applies to physical, digital and emotional things. Although there was a time I could relate more to keeping things... I'm mostly the exact opposite of this. I have long believed in the power of…
Over the past decade, I've increasingly appreciated websites that presented only what their creator wanted to share. 😊 Meaning no comments from visitors. In the early days of Web 2.0, comments were largely from like-minded people showing their appreciation for the writing, expressing their shared interests and views, and so forth. Over time, more and more overly opinionated argumentative a-holes…