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Life is good, life is great, life is unbelievable

Life is hard, life is cruel, life is so beautiful

Eric Olson boosted

As someone who lived through the "eternal september" when AOL opened the doors to usenet, I'm seeing some of the same dynamics play out here of the folks who were here getting angry at all the new entrants, mainly for breaking norms or criticizing decisions that felt settled.

My one recommendation: recognize that new people also have things to add and different perspectives can be useful.

Norms change. It's good to explain why decisions were made, but not to scold.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_.

Any other out there that want to talk shop? I'm still pretty new to it, but here's one of my pieces from the summer

Is it really a Sunday in fall if you didn't listen to your team and spend too much at Costco?

2^16 characters per toot, and who could ever need more?

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