Chat US: For True Americans Only, Vol. 2

Lol, someone just nuked my post about strategic autonomy over in that thread about the decline of the West. Like, seriously? wtf? 🤣

Chloe Cooper10 said:I mean, I guess I’m not really either. 🤣 I guess I was just making a little dig at Rasseka and myself while we were hanging out in the parking lot.🤣

I don't know, man. I honestly thought you were actually down to meet up with me at the parking lot or something earlier.
I guess some people just prefer it that way, you know? Like, they’d honestly rather skip the whole routine of hitting up a few different bars or cafes before eventually heading back to a hotel. It’s just their vibe, I suppose.

I mean, honestly, I’m kind of feeling both options, if that makes sense. There’s something sort of wild and adventurous about the whole thing, I guess, but if I’m being totally real with you, I’d probably just rather grab a coffee together and leave it at that—nothing more, nothing less. 🙂

dustypilot11 said:Where on earth did you read that was his range?

I'm about 50/50 on whether I agree with wanderingheron9, but the idea that Sisyphus and Wiki are still out here talking absolute trash once a minute—and that a purge should start with wanderingheron9—is just pure insanity to me. Plus, this whole thing where the ladies "honored" him with that kind of language isn't even the first time this has happened.

Unless he actually clocked someone in the jaw.

What does what you agree with have to do with anything? 🤔 You haven't been around for months while wanderingheron9 has been insulting everyone in sight, but suddenly it’s a huge deal because he finally got a taste of his own medicine (if not even something milder)?

wanderingheron9 is a hundred times easier to read than those two, but he drags a bunch of losers down with him until the whole thread turns into garbage. And don't even get me started on how he used to post some seriously concerning stuff himself. Honestly, Sisyphus and Wiki would be gone if people just ignored them.

What does any of that even have to do with anything? 🤷

I was right there when he was being toxic and when people were clapping back. I also saw what happened yesterday—him getting partially banned out of nowhere without a single warning or explanation.

Are you seriously cool with someone spewing the same garbage for months without issue, and then suddenly—poof!—partial ban?

dustypilot11 said:Or maybe you’re totally fine with someone camping out in the same thread, using the exact same tired rhetoric for months on end without a single issue, and then—poof!—they get partially banned?

Tbh, I don't give a damn. It's not like I think he was treated unfairly or anything.🤣

EDIT: Personally, I would've given them all a heads-up first and tried to stick to the rules I actually set. That coward quietcrane63 would've been kicked out way before Siki.☕

Yeah, whatever, they'll survive one way or another. I'm talking about the principle here, but honestly, who cares. 😁

George Cook31 said:I'm not sure. I got the impression you wanted to meet up in a parking lot, too.
Some people prefer that over hitting up bars and ending up at a hotel later.

Personally, I'm fine with either. There’s something raw about it, but if it's you, I'd rather just grab a burger and leave it at that. 🙂

As for the bolded part, 🙂

For anything else, I wouldn't bother with anyone. 😁

That’s a bummer. Honestly, I feel like things have been going pretty smoothly for me lately, for whatever reason. 🙂

George Cook31 said:It’s a shame. Honestly, things have actually been looking up for me lately... 🙂

You want to hang out? I'll be in Memphis on May 1st.

Mark Cruz15 said:You down? I'll be hanging out in Memphis on May 1st.

Man, you've gotta be kidding me. Maybe we could aim for some other date? I'm actually pretty tied up on May 1st.

George Cook31 said:You're messing with me. Can we maybe look at a different date? I'm tied up on May 1st.

I’ll actually be out in Memphis. I honestly thought you were closer to there, but looking at the map now, I see it's quite a trek from Washington, D.C.

I find myself heading out to Washington, D.C. pretty often, actually. I was just there the other day for a little get-together with some folks.

Meanwhile, over in the US, discussions can easily spiral until well past midnight.
I remember one night when Sisyphus and Jesse Howard43 spent the entire night just going back and forth about jazz on a thread about jaw anatomy.

Honestly, I'd much rather talk about jazz than this nonsense. You guys are getting exhausting. 🥱

wanderingheron9 said:I don't think a lack of censorship necessarily means bad moderation. Honestly, that was my favorite part—being able to discuss things openly and even trade insults if things got heated. From what I can see, this PDF is just going to turn into some overly sensitive safe space once they hand out more sections to notorious characters like quietcrane63, junius, or dubua...
Now I'm wondering, is that Nice person maybe subhuman?

I check the US when I log off and realize this PDF has become boring as hell. Come to think of it, they don't even need to scrap the sections. Unless, of course, they decide to pull the plug on all of us.

hiddenmarlin14 said:honestly, we should probably just pivot to talking about jazz instead of obsessing over this nonsense, you guys are getting kinda repetitive :z

Look, you're a classical fan through and through, so you might never truly "get" jazz—I definitely don't—but you can still respect the craft.
btw, everything has its own time and place☕

I’m reading through what that Sisyphus guy is posting over on PZK, and honestly, I just can't wrap my head around how someone could write such absolute nonsense. 😂
He doesn't even really need a username or an avatar, I guess, because you can recognize his posts immediately just by the way he writes.

Ashley Brooks49 said:To be fair, I don't really care. I'm not saying he wasn't treated unfairly or whatever 🤣

Edit: Personally, I’d probably give them all a heads-up on time and try to stick to the rules I set. That coward quietcrane63 would’ve been gone long before Siki. ☕

Why the attitude? Usually, people get defensive when they don't want to hear the truth. Maybe that's why you guys can't handle my posts.😁

quietcrane63 said:Looking back at the US now that I've logged off, man, this whole forum has become boring as hell. Honestly, when I really think about it, maybe I don't even need to cancel my subscription.

I mean, reading the US is kind of like scrolling through those clickbait articles on BuzzFeed, and trying to actually participate in these debates day in and day out is even more insane.
Maybe the crew in the chat is alright—chat is chat, I guess—but the rest of the forum has basically turned into 🙂

I actually liked the old version of the forum, and there were some cool girls on here too. I kind of miss that. Mostly just missing those girls, I suppose.
It’s probably no wonder that whenever I'm having a good run, staying busy with work, or heaven forbid, actually getting into a relationship, I completely forget this forum even exists.

wanderingheron9 said:You’re a classical player, so you can't truly grasp jazz—not that I can either—you can only respect it.
btw, everything has its place and time☕

If it’s written down in sheet music, at least I can play it. You can't even manage that.
🙂