Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
Originally Posted by VNORTH2
I’ve been monitoring my BP daily since 2015...after my stroke...pretty steady at 125/75 with a pulse of 65-75...not bad for almost 76 years old.

Not bad at all. Congrats and keep up the good work.

What I never realized before internet forums and comment sections came along allowing people to paint a picture of their mind's inner workings... essentially in anonymity ....was that alternative facts lead to alternative worlds in people's head...that are intractable. Before forums and comment sections, I thought that most everyone could be reached with facts. Turns out...not so.

People share thoughts now that they would not have spoken publicly 30 years ago. Me included.

But the reality that we have no choice but to live with... is that these alternate worlds form a significant part of the actual reality. And so does our own capability to get things wrong.

Not lecturing to you. Appreciate you. Just sharing some thoughts with you.

Marty

I totally get where you are coming from, Marty...

IMHO I believe the issue today is size and speed which confuses many people. Philippides ran the marathon to bring the good news to Athens...it took him a few hours ....when I was a kid we got the news on the one channel at five o'clock...today we have billions of news people giving us instant reporting on billions of things happening all at once....this allows the conspiracy folk (left and right) to spin their deceit as if it is news...up next AI

Steve

Last edited by VNORTH2; 03/09/23 12:28 PM.
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