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Is anyone here interested in discussions that have some substance to them?

Posted by Maverick on November 9, 2026, 11:58 am

I'm not pretending to be the board genius or the deep thinker extraordinaire but:

We have had the never ending broken record, which I suspect at some point will return.

One liners and insults.

Copy and paste AI responses.

Endless Youtube videos with no comments offered by the OP.

Thinly disguised political postings which is supposedly a banned topic.

If that is what the majority of posters want around here, that's their choice. I don't mind the occasional chit-chat and goofing around but that's not what I am referring to. Maybe its my fault for expecting an experience here that has a bit more substance. Maybe I misread the board and its posters.

Seriously, what are you looking for by coming here? Discussion, exploration of ideas, filling empty hours, blowing off steam, getting away with saying what you just might risk getting punched in the face for if you say it directly to someone in person?

What's the deal here? Am I expecting too much from yet another internet board?

Good idea, you are welcome to start some discussions with substance.

Posted by Ken C on November 9, 2026, 12:44 pm, in reply to "Is anyone here interested in discussions that have some substance to them?"

I have to go to work right now, maybe later I will post about that guy who worked until he died at about 95 so he could donate money for schools in his city.

Maybe I will post about the lady who got fired for stopping a man robbing her store.

Before I invest anymore time in this board I would like to know

Posted by Maverick on November 9, 2026, 1:30 pm, in reply to "Good idea, you are welcome to start some discussions with substance. "

what interest others around here.

There are certainly many ethical issues facing us

Posted by trish on November 10, 2026, 2:35 am, in reply to "Before I invest anymore time in this board I would like to know"

some of which require simple education. For example, I will not donate to any charity until I look up how much of a donation really goes to the cause. Otherwise, I will do something locally

I stopped donating money to charities

Posted by Maverick on November 10, 2026, 8:30 am, in reply to "There are certainly many ethical issues facing us"

years ago when it was revealed just how much of each dollar ends up in the pockets of the wrong people. I now do my best to donate needed items, not money.

My daughter is a member of the Catholic Church. Looking at the church it must cost a fortune to maintain that building. It is a beautiful building but that kind of luxury is not needed to have a decent gathering place to work out of and to worship within. I won't give the church money. I do contribute to their food pantry with nonperishable food items. I will donate clothes when they have their clothing drive, toys for tots, etc. Those are good causes and those type of donations will go directly to helping those in need.

At the moment you interest me.

Posted by GOG on November 9, 2026, 3:56 pm, in reply to "Before I invest anymore time in this board I would like to know"

Maybe you should seek out a high IQ and EQ board. Maybe one strictly for philosophers or nuclear scientists. Some of us enjoy a little bit of this and that. The discussions are of interest. Maybe not up to your standards. Too bad you weren’t here several years ago. Food fights galore. Fun times but not sustainable.

I get how the jousting around here can be entertaining but

Posted by Maverick on November 9, 2026, 7:13 pm, in reply to "At the moment you interest me."

most of the time that's about all there is. Now don't get me wrong a board filled with nothing but intellectuals who try to out pontificate each other can be rather stuffy and boring. I prefer a varied board.

Since you mentioned them, IQ has limitations. EI and tests that attempt to measure it are controversial. If interested you can find plenty of information on it.

Oh and I forgot to mention the conspiracy theory stuff.

Posted by Maverick on November 9, 2026, 12:00 pm, in reply to "Is anyone here interested in discussions that have some substance to them?"

Oh, that’s mostly me. Nothing like a good conspiracy.

Posted by Phooey on November 9, 2026, 3:58 pm, in reply to "Oh and I forgot to mention the conspiracy theory stuff."

Pick one and I’ll fill you in.

Entertaining but

Posted by Maverick on November 9, 2026, 7:16 pm, in reply to "Oh, that’s mostly me. Nothing like a good conspiracy."

I don't take it seriously.

Of course you don’t.

Posted by Phooey on November 10, 2026, 6:21 pm, in reply to "Entertaining but"

Thank you.

Posted by Maverick on November 10, 2026, 8:16 pm, in reply to "Of course you don’t. "

The problem with such things

Posted by Trish on November 10, 2026, 2:37 am, in reply to "Entertaining but"

is that there is often just enough apparent truth sprinkled in to get people's attention (or belief)

Above

Posted by Phooey on November 10, 2026, 6:21 pm, in reply to "The problem with such things"

Re: The problem with such things

Posted by Maverick on November 10, 2026, 8:34 am, in reply to "The problem with such things"

Which is why we need to do a lot of work and try to discover the truth, or at least as much of it as we can, for ourselves.

Conspiracy theories stimulate the imagination and can be entertaining but they do nothing to solve anything. They can even become dangerous.

The British are coming…..

Posted by Phooey on November 10, 2026, 6:30 pm, in reply to "Re: The problem with such things"

Alerts are not based on science but on perception from repetitive signals, trends, herd bellows, and an insightful slice of understanding human nature. As for truth….hahaha. We’ve been living a fraud for the past 6,000 years. One big happenstance based on destroying the earth. Full circle now. Cash register smiles…

There is danger in anything that is not true.

Posted by observer on November 10, 2026, 12:50 pm, in reply to "Re: The problem with such things"

The size of the danger varies, but the danger is there.

You mean like the mainstream news ploys?

Posted by GOG on November 10, 2026, 6:23 pm, in reply to "There is danger in anything that is not true."

So are you telling us that your bible is dangerous?

Posted by Damnation Bound Shaman *= on November 10, 2026, 2:15 pm, in reply to "There is danger in anything that is not true."

No one has yet proven it's true.

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