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Hmm. I asked myself how I used to find people to talk to back in the early aughts, and I remembered that good and proper message boards existed back then. Sadly, the ones I used to haunt don't really exist anymore (or, they do, but they are complete ghost towns), and the internet has evolved into content creation/like-farming rather than actual connection-making... so... this place seems to be the closest to what I used to be comfortable with.

Hello.

My name is Beckett. 39 years old, nonbinary. Loves cats, coffee and music (industrial, post-industrial, new wave, futurepop, etc etc). Spent the last 15 years hardcore invested into building myself professionally, as well as investing heavily in my relationship with my partner. Spun out of my job of six years due to burnout, then lost my partner to a random-assed stroke. Got my diagnosis a few months after all this exploded. Just now getting some energy back to try and recover some kind of life. We'll see how it rolls.

That's about it, I reckon.

What kind of music has everyone been jamming to this week? Hit me with some links ~



ETA: This isn't rolling well so far. Two posts and I'm restricted from posting anymore? How do people engage in conversation here, then? Seems kinda... hostile, honestly.

Welcome to WP!

Welcome to WP! I hope you find at least some of what you are looking for here.

Music? Mostly I listen to Steve Roach though I've also discovered that anyone he has collaborated with also has good music. And, Philip Glass is also good, I am especially fond of the Qatsi trilogy and the similar Ron Fricke films.

I like dramatic classical music but do not listen to it much...I can't ignore it in the background, I always want to focus my attention on it.

The group we've gone to the most live performances of is Blue Man Group.

You're restricted from posting?

Did you get that fixed? (I realise you can't answer ... duh ...)

Welcome anyway - That's not normal and I'll get someone to look into it if I don't see you around again.

Yay cats! I have five.

(I'm pretty sure there's a wait period before you can post music, but it's not very long.)

Welcome to WrongPlanet

Also turtles.

My first word was turtle.

Howdly Doodly There, Neighborino!

Darron

Welcome to WP!

Old school forums are indeed good for connection making versus 'like-farming' social media websites, as you describe.

Ahhhhhhh... testing now to see if it's link related. If it is I'll remove it until I meet the magic number. I also wonder if it was me trying to post a video in the "what are you listening to right now" thread... I tried multiple times until I finally got a screen that said I can't post links. *flail*
Like, I get it... but... big ouch since music is my big yen and has always been how I like to meet people

ETA: YAY IT POSTS.

Side note of ETA: Thanks for the welcome everybody. Double-thanks for the Flandersposting

It seems like you are making progress on becoming a full member of this site. You are up to 25 posts at the moment. About your partner. You said your partner suffered a stroke. So did I; 2.5 years ago. I lost my ability to read and also I lost all my words. It is really hard to communicate without your words. At the time of the stroke, my heart stopped beating for around 5 minutes (I died) and then there was a spark and it began to beat again. But by that time the damage was already done. I have been able to get back most of the damage but not all. I am a work in progress. If your friend is unable to talk and if he is still alive, understand that he is still there. He is trying and trying and trying to come back.

I’ve suffered two cerebellar strokes. I lost my speech on the first one like jimmy.

I’m so sorry about your partner.

I wish anyone who has had a stroke, a full recovery.