Posted by Dr. Bob on July 26, 2013, at 23:17:48
In reply to Re: Is Babble in trouble? » Dr. Bob, posted by Twinleaf on July 24, 2013, at 14:14:46
> > So part of Babble feels it's doom and gloom.
> >
> > While another part of Babble feels it's OK.
> >
> > Like a person who's depressed?
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> It's simply a fact that there are far fewer posters, and even fewer posters posting in an intimate manner. Whether one is pleased or saddened by this fact is due to individual preference, but probably not to the amount of depression an individual may be feeling ( or not feeling).1. That's a good point, feeling it's doom and gloom may just be a way of expressing a preference for a different state of affairs.
2. I didn't mean to imply that those who feel it's doom and gloom are depressed.
3. What I meant was, sometimes a person who's depressed feels it's doom and gloom on one level and on another level that it's OK, that "there's no reason" to feel it's doom and gloom. So in that way Babble could be like a person who's depressed.
Bob
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