I would guess that it's not a trend, just a blip - in the forum, I mean, though not necessarily in individuals. I will agree that all humans are in the process of growing more like whatever it is we're becoming, a tautology that should scare some of us and reässure others. Or as Rick Joyner says, "if you don't change your direction, you will end up where you are headed". But while the tenor of conversation here will probably degrade markedly in my lifetime, I don't think that's what I see happening now.
See me in a year and maybe I'll have decided I was mistaken :). --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead. -William Law (1686-1761) */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave Jousma Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 11:51 I seem to notice a trend here on IBM-MAIN. Ive been active for probably 25 years on it, and the benefits I have received, and presume at least some of the advice/info I have provided has been helpful for some. But what I notice, and I know none of these people personally, is that as folks age we seem to get grumpier, and have to be "RIGHT" all the time. Why is that? Thinking back over the years, I recall Ed Gould, liked to argue before he faded away off the list, then there was Chris Mason (RIP), that would argue USS and whether it was ok to use for VTAM or Unix, and now we have our latest example raging as we speak. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
