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Jason McBride's avatar

Yes! That talking to others on neutral ground is so important, and now it feels almost impossible and I don't know how to get it back.

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just mud by Ron's avatar

wow, wow, wow, yes. Back in the day, our family was not really campers. But man, station wagons, vans, regular campers-it was a thing. And even if it wasn't camper ready, you modified it any sort of a way. And everyone went to parks, and it was cool. Now, if you look like a camper or diy selfer-scrutiny. 💯 Jason.

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Jason McBride's avatar

I think we live in a strange time where so many forces are combining to split us apart and drive inside virtual worlds where we never meet any "weirdos". But we need to meet people who seem fundamentally different from us to understand how much all humans have in common.

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just mud by Ron's avatar

yes, let's talk.

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Toby Neal's avatar

Powerful and saddening observations!

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks!

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Arjan Tupan's avatar

Very dependent on the stage of life, but we had a little local train station in the neighbourhood. We sometimes just sat there chatting. That was fun.

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Jason McBride's avatar

That sounds wonderful, and almost like something out of a movie.

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