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| 1 2 3 4 | UER Forum > UE Main > For those who only lurk... why did you retire? (Viewed 5973 times) |
jellybeans95
Location: Middletown, OH Gender: Female Total Likes: 77 likes
That... is a really incredible synopsis!
| | | | | Re: For those who only lurk... why did you retire? < Reply # 30 on 8/29/2023 9:50 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | A combo of things: Work, other hobbies, and a change in social circles. I would still explore if an opportunity arose, but in general, I'm more anxious about certain things. People seem a bit more unhinged, and I'm not trying to FAFO in the wrong area. I had only been caught once and never arrested, badly injured, or had firearms pointed at me. I feel I probably used up all my luck in my 20s. I'm also nowhere near as limber as I used to be. I still love seeing others' adventures, would still explore the right location with the right people, and I do hang out on the forum more than my posts show. I wouldn't ever call myself "retired", but I'm nowhere near as active in explores as I was at, say, 21-22, when I was convinced I was invincible and immune to consequences.
| dsankt: In fact, the day I die yall are welcome to form an orderly queue and run a train on my eye sockets. I'll be dead and frankly, will not give a f*ck. budda: That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Fuck me sideways this is insane. ~~~~~~ Because it's Cincinnati |
| fr00tCake
Location: 0.506953, 73.450199 Gender: Male Total Likes: 223 likes
| | | Re: For those who only lurk... why did you retire? < Reply # 34 on 9/1/2023 3:20 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I personally had legal trouble with property owners with my current, and former accounts (Mr. Bitey - yup - the cat's out of the bag - there just isn't any good reason to keep it a secret anymore). The legal threats were ultimately no big deal, and I could have fought them, but it was a hassle I really didn't have time for. Not to mention since this hobby doesn't make me a penny, nor was it ever intended to, it just wasn't worth spending any money on the fight. My former UER acct still has pics in the DB, but the Flickr/FB/IG accts that were the real problem I shut down despite me personally not sharing location details in any post, on any platform. I still explore, still take pics, I just don't share anymore. While I may not seem like an elder here, I did lurk for near 10yrs before I created Mr. Bitey's acct some 5ish years ago. I wanna say I found UER around 2008. So even though some of you don't know me well, I feel like I have known some of you for 15yrs. When I created my current acct (which BTW, I earned FM again- I didn't even consider begging for my old acct back), the people I enjoyed interacting with here had since left either on their own or by force. I just don't have much to say anymore - I see them same thing over and over here now, new folks not even bothering to read the FAQ or browse the rookie forum for answers, just looking for hand outs. How do I add something to the DB? How do I post pics? How do I become an FM when all my files are too big? *sigh* Few even try anymore, and when they find there is an effort involved, they walk away *sigh*. I still enjoy it here very much and appreciate that AV even keeps it running, but it is not what it once was and that is just MHO, my $0.02. That is all. Back to the shadows then.
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| leafloving4x4gal
Location: Durham Region Gender: Female Total Likes: 333 likes
Someday is NOT a day of the week !
| | | Re: For those who only lurk... why did you retire? < Reply # 35 on 9/1/2023 7:26 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by fr00tCake I personally had legal trouble with property owners with my current, and former accounts (Mr. Bitey - yup - the cat's out of the bag - there just isn't any good reason to keep it a secret anymore). The legal threats were ultimately no big deal, and I could have fought them, but it was a hassle I really didn't have time for. Not to mention since this hobby doesn't make me a penny, nor was it ever intended to, it just wasn't worth spending any money on the fight. My former UER acct still has pics in the DB, but the Flickr/FB/IG accts that were the real problem I shut down despite me personally not sharing location details in any post, on any platform. I still explore, still take pics, I just don't share anymore. While I may not seem like an elder here, I did lurk for near 10yrs before I created Mr. Bitey's acct some 5ish years ago. I wanna say I found UER around 2008. So even though some of you don't know me well, I feel like I have known some of you for 15yrs. When I created my current acct (which BTW, I earned FM again- I didn't even consider begging for my old acct back), the people I enjoyed interacting with here had since left either on their own or by force. I just don't have much to say anymore - I see them same thing over and over here now, new folks not even bothering to read the FAQ or browse the rookie forum for answers, just looking for hand outs. How do I add something to the DB? How do I post pics? How do I become an FM when all my files are too big? *sigh* Few even try anymore, and when they find there is an effort involved, they walk away *sigh*. I still enjoy it here very much and appreciate that AV even keeps it running, but it is not what it once was and that is just MHO, my $0.02. That is all. Back to the shadows then.
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