Willravel

There is a difference between something being complicated and some people being unable to devote a few minutes to read every word of a post. I don't see responses to roach or Host like, "Can you elaborate on this?" or "What do you mean?". I actually read every word of Host's posts. I've been doing it long enough to know that he will post articles two or three times because people simply ignore them. He tried to put in bold the important parts and he's still ignored. It's facinating to see people making fun of Host because most of his posts are long and include numerous citations to back his arguments and conclusions. Instead of people focusing on his statements, they focus on how long it is. The same thing happens to a far lesser degree with roach, as he doesn't use capitolization.

What happened to TFPolitics? Simple. Most people jumping around the internet develop iADHD (internet attention deficit hyperactive disorder), and no longer have the ability to sit and read something online for extended periods of time. A lot of people can't read page after page of articules because they are used to jumping around from e-mail to porn to myspace to porn to tfp and inevitiably back to porn. People are unable to pay attention to one thing for long, are hyperactive (clicking on different things quickly, jumping from page to page), and impulsivity (ooh, I'll click on this! oh no wait, I'll click on this!!). TFPolitics is not for the weak minded or the impulsive, inattentive, hyper web-surfer. This automatically weeds out a lot of people. Also, TFPolitics tends to bring out very, very strong emotions. I've sat at the computer typing for hours, staring down my screen, trying to put my million and one thoughts down on the page. I've gotten really mad. I've felt the joy of success and learning, and I've felt the pain of being proven wrong or meeting my antagonist in literary combat. That takes dedication, energy, and stamina.



Or, it could just be that the Dems control the house, and the white house has been less horrible lately.