I get tired, like some others do, of the RR mainstream, it's becoming like a republican facebook, sure it's cool to have everyday life on the stream, but what about the reason the thing was started in the first place?
To say all the things that other sites wouldn't let us say & I have to iterate, there are a number on RR who do that, but increasingly, & that's the potential pejorative here, increasingly, content is lapsing into the utterly banal & mundane. For instance, I love dogs, but someone posting a pic of their dog's expression, each day, on a site dedicated, originally, to the freedom of, essentially, political speech, seems to be reducing the impetus somewhat.
Maybe that's typical British understatement, indeed it is, but that just goes to show how dire the situation is becoming.
What's the point in a free speech social media site, if it just degenerates into the establishment friendly trivialities of daily life?
I'm not arguing for a purely political site either, but a hybrid creature of social & political clout, strength, wisdom & purpose.
I'm arguing for a greater proportion of 'meaningful' dialogue, over one that seems to want more & more distraction, via pets, home-cooking, houses & property, vehicles, & abstracted problems kept as far away as possaible from the real meat of why things are the way they are.
If we can't focus on the problems, we haven't a chance in hell of solving a single one of them.. What say you?
Saturday, late afternoon, the remanants of a cup of coffee have gone cold, the fire is warm, making the room seem cosier than it would otherwise be. The rain is intermittent, but a downpour is sure to come. Got a stinker of a cold, so informed Deacon that unfortunately, I won't be attending service tomorrow.
Going to have a nice hot meal, of roast beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic & herbs, with a side of steamed savoy cabbage, done over the pan of pot's.
I think a hot bath and early bed, are definitely on the cards for tonight, I'll read until I can't, then I'll put out the light & go to sleep. I've got cocoa, so a big mug of steaming hot cocoa beteween exiting the bath & going to bed, will be a nice way to end the evening.
I hope you are well & remembering to live, as well as being the worker/fixer/boss/co-owner/whatever. We must be mindful of the welfare of others, at all times, at all times except when we need to put ourselves first, temporarily, when it's time to recharge ...
