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  Re: Keeping things in perspective
 
(...) He's riffing on the "could care less" / "couldn't care less" thing. Repeat after me: "I *could* care less... JUST NOT VERY MUCH LESS!" and he'll go away. :-) Hope that helps. PS, good thought starter post. I agree, there are things in life (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Keeping things in perspective
 
Well this doesn't address the whole "people leaving" part of your post which was it's core but I have some comments to make and this seemed to be a safe place to do so. <snip> (...) I actually think we need to take ourselves much much "less" (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Keeping things in perspective
 
(...) I see what you're saying, dude. I know that the connections people make often vary. If the connection to a friend is based solely on the one activity you share then I say it is a shallow friendship (not saying that the people are low or (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Keeping things in perspective
 
(...) I'm sorry, Ross, but what does this post mean? What is a phantom logic reverser? Later, Dan (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Keeping things in perspective
 
(...) Ahh, yes, and it is! Look at it this way: If someone you've known only from online for years suddenly ups stakes and leaves the hobby -- and you never see or hear from them again online -- it is essentially as if they've died. If they *had* (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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