imagination7413

A rant outside the Ranting Pot.

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I think I'm getting salty and bitter.

I miss the Regular's Lounge. I miss the the book-recommendations library, and I miss the thread where we shared some of the more ridiculous BRs we spotted, and I miss being able to share interesting resources with people who would actually read/watch and appreciate and respond.

The only place I've spotted where there's ongoing conversation is the Ranting Pot, and it's, by it's very nature, full of negativity. 

"Be the change you want to see." HA. Not possible here. Regulars were striped of their earned status, including the one tool that helped to 'be the change'. It's true that politics move slow, but it's also true that the internet moves fast. It's been six months since the migration. I've seen a few changes. The new forum does have a few nice things, but every day I get a bit closer to going 'nope, I'm done with this trash heap' and leaving despite the few wonderful people I've met here. I'll miss the people, but I WON'T miss the forum.

There is nothing here for me.

I'm tired of feeling powerless, unappreciated, used. 

Maybe it's just the winter season setting in and I've always gotten a bit depressed when there's less sun, and I'm both going to and coming from work while it's dark out. Maybe it's the holidays and me feeling a bit homesick for my family. Maybe it's because getting freaking level 1 made me feel dread and not excitement. Maybe it's imposter syndrome and doubt.

I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose how I react. I have a life outside these forums.

Is this goodbye? Not yet, but at this rate, it won't be much longer.