"If there isn't a decent discussion about this topic"

There never ends up being a decent conversation about any such topic here, stringsinger. That's a given. I used to try with all sincerity to have decent conversations about serious topics on Mudcat...I tried for over a decade...but it's hopeless. A bunch of the same ill-natured people here just get into their usual personal attacks, putdowns, insults, and silly ego-enhancement games and it all goes down the toilet in a very short time. I don't bother anymore to talk seriously to people who have nothing but snide ill will, lofty sneering, and rancour to offer in return. Instead, I amuse myself a bit with them, that's all.

If I want to have a decent conversation with someone, I do it where it actually can be done...in real 3-D life. One on one. Disrespect is way too easy for people on the internet. They can't see the other person, they can't read tone of voice or body language, and there appear to be no consequences to their own callous behaviour. That makes it a very poor environment for any kind of decent communication.

But it's so EAAAAASY! And that's why people do it. They don't even have to get dressed or get out of their chair. This is how the world ends, not with a BANG, but a keystroke.