Best wishes for 2020 and beyond

Posted by Hugh
Jan 1, 2020 at 10:54 AM

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
2020 is a year beyond many of my childhood’s science fiction time
>settings (Blade Runner, for example, was set in 2019) yet here we are at
>its doorstep. We have talking (and listening) computers, hand held
>communicators, a global network through which we may be slowly morphing
>into the Borg, answers (plenty and often conflicting) to just about
>every question we can ask, planet-scale human influence, and tools to
>monitor and change our brainwaves at the flick of a switch.
> >But as things keep getting bigger, faster, more sophisticated and
>“better”, I find myself doubtful of the solutions proposed, and
>nostalgic of a more human scale: modest and old-fashioned (or less
>old-fashioned) families, lively neighbourhoods, voluntary societies and
>cells of civil conversation on topics of common interest—of which this
>here forum is my favourite one.
> >I would like to extend my thanks, appreciation, respect and best wishes
>to the contributors of this forum, with a special mention to Chris
>Murtland for hosting and supporting it for 13+ years. This incarnation
>has lasted much longer than much of the tools discussed here, and long
>enough for some of its original members to have maybe departed to other
>dimensions, or simply moved on—my searches sometimes bring up posts by
>long gone regular contributors that still sound fresh today.
> >All the best for 2020 and beyond whether CRIMPing or not :)

A couple of days ago, I was thinking along similar lines to you, Alexander, especially in regard to Chris Murtland. But you have put my thoughts into words much more effectively than I would have achieved. Best wishes for 2020 and the following Twenties to you and everyone else on this forum.