General Bullshit Chat (pt 2)

[Stefan]

If it all ends with a 2032 Asteroid, I think I can come to peace with that. I feel bad for the younger generations though.

Should be enough time for Horizon 3 to be released, so I'm fine with that.

[inchemwetrust]

If it all ends with a 2032 Asteroid, I think I can come to peace with that.

You better start speedrunning your bucket list, like now! 7 years is like 3 chemical bros album releases and 2 live world tours.

[sandelic]

I missed the Nirvana reunion (w/Malone) on the SNL 50 and unfortunately someone seems to be scrubbing significant footage of the reunion from the internet.

[Bosco]

@Explud

I acknowledge this is in fact your forum, and it isn't my wish to put you in a difficult spot or make you or anyone else to feel uncomfortable. But censoring/banning people for discussing politics while we are experiencing global anguish is not healthy.

I think what you said was bold and maybe an eye opener that a different opinion is present and to choose our words and battles more carefully. The fact you're handling this with a language barrier and express yourself in english, I very much respect.

Global politics is just an unavoidable subject at the moment no matter where you go. Banishing it as a topic of discussion on the message board, where we already struggle to create conversation,  just creates more stagnation. Why the hell are we even here then? Are we not a community of Chemical nerds? I'm not here to be your enemy. It's a beautiful thing we have representatives from all over the globe and hearing different perspectives. Is this not what you want?

Any way, if questioning your authority leads to my banning, I guess I misjudge my purpose here.

And if these are my final words, I had a whole bunch of fun geeking over our favorite band with you all. Please someone keep me up to date if we have a thread on @Csar.

-Rob

[whirlygirl]

Friends, I must address the upsetting turn of events in the difficult discussions thread. I'd like to first apologize for not being more of a presence and being actively engaged when shit hits the fan in real time, especially throughout that thread. And there's been a lot of shit in there. Explud is the admin who makes sure this site is running and available - he's not a moderator. That's the role I accepted ages ago and I wasn't there to do that job effectively enough to prevent such measures be taken. Coulda shoulda woulda, as the saying goes. I am sorry about that. Explud isn't running this forum to ban people for having a difference of opinion. Am I disappointed and disheartened that this space became unsafe to the point where we are not free to discuss/express ourselves on global events that affect our lives? Sure am! It bums me out. It bums me out these are the times we're living in. Do I hope that in time, such restrictions on politics discussion can be eased when it feels right and safe to do so, while refraining from ill-will and bodily harm/violence/death? Yes! But I'm not an admin and it's not my call. Those who know me, know where I firmly sit on the political spectrum. I've been pretty vocal about it in the past. I might not agree with Explud and other folks opposite from where I sit, but I don't think there's anything that can't be worked out or discussed rationally amongst Chems nerds. I don't know about you guys, but I'd like to call the people that take the time to visit and share here, friends. I hope we can get back to that. Love you guys.