Why Some People, OK Many, Have Become More Paranoid...The Internet!

Did I say something you didn't like, Nora~why didn't you just ignore it??? For someone who gripes incessantly about Gather, & you're going to put down my gripe?!!? Also, for someone who claims to be so "busy," yet you're always on Gather, sometimes posting 4x a day & yapping away. Tell you what Nora, you Gather your own way, & I'll do the same. Next time you don't like something I write, "ignore it," cuz the next time I won't be so NICE!

August Lady, I think you are taking Nora's comments all wrong. All she's saying that if we think a post on Gather or the internet is "whacky" or not of interest to us, we should just move on to what we ARE interested in. Most of us do that.

I'm not sure what this post is a follow up to, but I try to keep an open mind about a lot of topics until I do enough research to convince me that they are valid or bogus. Some of the theories online seem to be very far fetched, and quite often they are, but sometimes they can uncover the real truth also.

I agree with what George Carlin said and I've taught my sons to question everything and research and think for themselves rather than simply following propaganda or dogma. People over the years thought I was a bit odd for my research and beliefs...until they caught up with it and more facts became known. Examples of that were how I practiced and fought for breastfeeding and organic gardening back in the 70's and 80's. It has taken many years for people to start waking up and understanding that both are better for us.

It's hard to "buck the system", think outside the box, and look behind the wizard's curtain, but more and more are doing it as a result of the exchange of information, especially on the internet. Yes, some seem to carry it too far, but quite often there is at least a nugget of truth in their theories. One never knows....

Denise, I appreciate you commenting in Nora's defense (I'm sure she does, too!), but when you run your mouth in the form of an attack, then ya gotta be prepared for rebuttal. Her 1st sentence was directed at me, & the rest of her comments (e.g. "drag me down") were offensive. Not to mention, she missed the entire point of the post~tho I referenced a post, I was questioning people's (some) mindsets with regards to what they say & how they think. Btw, my "last post" is the 1 before this one...

Note: I was on the phone with another Gather member when Nora posted her comment~her take was pretty much in line with mine.

Fine with me!

I'll just say that I've learned to question just about everything.

Amen!

Thank you for posting to ~50~Views~R~US~