Is it time to grow?

I'm an early invite, but not the earliest invite, but I personally see a noticeable uptick in traffic and the number of people, and it's pleasing to see. I also post here fairly regularly, while on Reddit I think I've posted maybe 2 things total ever. I much prefer it here, for a number of reasons, most notably that I like almost everyone here and feel like I won't get my head bitten off if I start talking about actual important stuff and I don't have the "right" opinion on it. Threads like this one, where we generate actual discussion between each other, are the best ones. We can all find something funny/interesting to us and link dump it here, and I certainly do that a good percentage of the time. But the best threads are the ones that get us talking to each other, where we start to actually learn and discuss things. Like a real community. Certain topics, politics and religion in particular, I personally feel I can post here, mostly without fear. I feel I can post here, expressing my thoughts, and the person on the other end who reads it will realize that these are not random or arbitrary; these are carefully considered positions that have not been reached lightly. Likewise, I disagree with many people on some of the things posted here along those same lines, but I respect nearly all of them. They use legitimate points and arguments. It is clear they have spent a good deal of time and effort considering their own positions; if I expect to refute them, I will not be able to do so trivially. I don't often get into those kinds of discussions, and it's more common on our IRC channel than on here (which is no good, I should post on here), but it's nice to know I always have that option if it becomes important to me that I speak up, and I can mostly do so without both my inbox exploding and my self-esteem remaining intact. :p