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Offline Matt_H

Re: New OS4 Community Portal
« on: December 04, 2006, 09:02:32 PM »
This is the kind of zealotry that gives Amiga users a bad rep in the general computing arena. I had hoped that we'd grown up enough to stop doing things like this.

Do we have any social psychologists or sociologists here? There's an interesting social theory that describes how as the resources in a society become more and more scarce, infighting among members of that society skyrockets.

Every time things flare up in the Amiga community, I think about that. Stocks of classic parts are drying up, developers are leaving the platform, and users are jumping at each others' throats over the slightest perceived insult. All this at a time when we should be banding together.

Got a problem with (circle one or more) OS4/MOS/AROS? Learn to ignore it instead of swelling threads into tarpits of inane banter about how offended you are by its mere existence. It's not coming to destroy your way of life.

In the meantime, I'll be staying here at the melting pot of AO, content in my hope that my experience with MOS, OS4, and Classics can help others get more fun out of their systems.
 

Offline Matt_H

Re: New OS4 Community Portal
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2006, 01:08:47 AM »
@ Varthall

Thanks. :-)

@ thread

This old thing seems to again be becoming more and more appropriate for the community these days. :-(
 

Offline Matt_H

Re: New OS4 Community Portal
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2006, 02:24:17 PM »
@ benJamin

Yes. Exactly.

(Hooray Bender!)
 

Offline Matt_H

Re: New OS4 Community Portal
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2006, 02:40:08 AM »
Okay, everyone. Let's relax a bit. Things are getting a little heated in this thread.

I'm going to direct your attention to my first post:
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users are jumping at each others' throats over the slightest perceived insult.
(Emphasis added)

As long as you believe you're being continually persecuted, you'll never be happy. Instead of running away, why not sit back, take a deep breath, and enjoy the sunshine (as forecasted to you via Wet on your shiny OS4 Workbench). You'll probably find that you'll be happy whereever you are if you learn to not get so worked up about things.