Yes, I won’t go to any other forums now, not until I find another that matches the intellect of this one. Yes, we get and lose people, but overall, this is a terrific place to be.
What really opened my eyes was this… I’m Deaf and often I wonder just how much I’m missing out on. I would get into a crowd of people talking and wonder what’s going on and it’s been a source of frustration for me—WHAT AM I MISSING!!?? Most Deaf people don’t have the same frustrations—they don’t care, but many of my intelligent Deaf friends share the same frustration.
What I learned through different forums is this: wow… too many people who can hear are absolute morons!! It’s scary! These people vote and breed, AND think I’m dumber than them because I can’t hear??!? I didn’t realize just how… umm… bad it was until I read postings on forums.
But there are places like Fluther where the playing field’s evened out for me. I learned that, just like me, intelligent hearing people have a hard time finding other intelligent people. That’s not cool that there aren’t more of us, but I’m glad to be here and it makes me feel better- I am not missing out on much out there. I might just be lucking out that I don’t have to hear the drivel around me 24/7.