Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
My son has been in a group researching the sources that these children's videos come from, a lot of them are not from the states, but a lot of them are. Not talking about anything obviously abusive, but the pranks and falls and performances that kids do while the parents record them for clicks. It is exploitive. Regarding bingeing, yeah, I do it when I find something that interests me, I know it is a form of escape. For years I was fine with no TV, years. Decades, lol. With streaming though, at my age, it is a mixed blessing, where I live it is always a 40 mile or longer round trip to go to the movies, so a subscription to the streaming services is still cheaper than, say, a movie twice a month. I have a rule for myself, no shows until after dinner, no tv during the day, for me. The man I care for in my home watches, but while he does that I am doing housework and chores. Social media is something I have found myself addicted to when there are "big stories". The reels I will watch have to do with animals, but even some of those are exploitive. The older I get the more of a "shut in" I have become, I am not depressed or lonely though, except for the fact my body has limits it never had during my 40's and 50's. I was active, I hiked, walking 5 miles a day was normal. I had thought being so physically active would keep me strong into my senior years. Not so. Depending on my mood, I enjoy good mysteries, crime, and documentaries, sci fi sometimes. Too much of a curmudgeon to enjoy romcoms though. I can laugh at a good comedy stand up.