Conversation in person is doing ok, but humans aren't really good at remote comms. Psychologically, eye contact has a considerable compulsion towards civility. So keyboards and anonimity loosen the dampers.

Why does ET persist? Goodness knows, we've had our scraps and trolls. And we are a mere shadow of the energy of our first 5 years.

Probably lack of imagination. I suspect that's my problem

keep to the Fen Causeway