"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but how it thinks." -Hitchens (I miss that man)
Yup.
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How true! Even on this site I can see a lot of herd mentality and group-think. The independent mind thinks outside the box and covers all the angles others miss.
@Matias Yes I have found that to be true too. I find the concept of “blocking” amusing! It runs absolutely counter to debate!
@RobLawrence I confess I don't actually know how to do the blocking....so far I have just ignored and stopped reacting to those I find objectionable. I am really quite new to this technology and don’t know how to post music or links to other material either! I resisted going online for years until it became impossible to survive otherwise!
@Marionville I strongly disagree. Not everyone has anything worthwhile to say and I refuse to waste my time on idiots.
@RobLawrence Thanks so much! I so far haven’t found anyone a bit more than annoying but nice to have that option. My son is an IT Technical Manager and I got him to post my photograph for, next time I see him I will get him to run through posting links etc. I appreciate the offer of assistance and will contact you if I feel the urge to post something before that. ?