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My name is cowshit, and I'm a long-time lurker looking for redemption. Please clap.

Anyways, I've always lurked on various forums for years, but have never found a place that I felt compelled to contribute to. I like the vibe here, and I have high hopes that this platform can provide a civil place to discuss a wide variety of interests and ideas.

Like many I watched /r/all devolve into a tremendous pile of shit. The same thing happened to voat, both have become hyper-focused on a narrow range of views and ideas.

In the gin-soaked words of F. Scott Fitzgerald:

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."

I enjoy history, literature, economics, investing, cattle ranching, good horses, hunting, fishing, and civil discussions with people that I disagree with.
My name is cowshit, and I'm a long-time lurker looking for redemption. *Please clap.* Anyways, I've always lurked on various forums for years, but have never found a place that I felt compelled to contribute to. I like the vibe here, and I have high hopes that this platform can provide a civil place to discuss a wide variety of interests and ideas. Like many I watched /r/all devolve into a tremendous pile of shit. The same thing happened to voat, both have become hyper-focused on a narrow range of views and ideas. In the gin-soaked words of F. Scott Fitzgerald: "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." I enjoy history, literature, economics, investing, cattle ranching, good horses, hunting, fishing, and civil discussions with people that I disagree with.

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[–] pembo210 5 points (+5|-0)

Hi, welcome. Pardon our dust, it's been a busy week with all the new people. Poke around and let me know if you have any questions.
[–] cowshit [OP] 4 points (+4|-0)

Thanks, I found this place a few weeks ago. Looks like y'all are doing a great job.
[–] InnocentBystander 4 points (+4|-0)

Welcome. You got here at the right time.
We're in the start of what we will later refer to as 'the good old days', and haven't yet entered the 'eternal September'.
The 'its all gone to shit' phase isn't even in sight yet.
[–] cowshit [OP] 3 points (+3|-0)

That's what I like to hear!

I found voat years ago, and hated to watch it's evolution. It used to be a lot like this place. Hopefully this platform will attract a subset of users seeking balanced discussion!
[–] InnocentBystander 2 points (+2|-0)

Yeah, I think a number of us have been through this cycle before. Each time we fuck it up in a new way.
And each time we start over thinking 'It will be different this time'.
[–] cowshit [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

Yea, i'm afraid that it might just be the natural cycle of these platforms. I figured that I didn't help anything by lurking the last few go-rounds. So this time, what the hell, I'll contribute.

[–] E-werd 3 points (+3|-0) Edited

Welcome, mister cowshit. I hope you find what you're looking for, or if not then help create it. I know we have a plenty of interest in history, economics, and possibly investing. I know there's at least a couple of us into hunting and fishing--at least me, anyway. And, so far, everybody seems to be into civil discussion.

I can't speak to ranching, though.
[–] cowshit [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

Thanks for the welcome. Whats your quarry? In terms of fishing I love to fish nearshore saltwater, run lines in the rivers for big cats, and travel north for pike and walleye. I kill pigs by the bushel, rio grande and eastern turkey, whitetail and antelope, and any wing shooting that I can find.

[–] E-werd 2 points (+2|-0)

Well, I've not been able to get into hunting beyond deer--we have plenty of them up this way.

I fish mostly, in-land freshwater because I'm 200-300 miles from saltwater. Bass, walleye, and catfish by boat--and anything else we can catch. Mostly drifting and trolling.
[–] cowshit [OP] 0 points (+0|-0)

Right on. I got into some blues and flatheads on jug and trotlines this weekend. Also got a big ass paddlefish on the trotline, which had never happened before. Some russian dudes at the ramp were trying to buy everyones paddlefish caviar for $50/lb.
[–] AlkaiserSoze 1 points (+1|-0)

I read the title as Chrono Lurker and thought that you were some kind of mystical temporal observer. Either way, welcome!
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