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Posted By: Jason L

I echo your confusion and irritation. Days like today turn into such a soap opera, it's amazing.

There seem to be alot of really good folk here, and though I've never yet met any of you in person, I would say that I would welcome the chance to chat with many at a card show.

I really think it is a very basic explanation,-one that we hear time and again about how the internet has changed society, ...where people's behavior has become increasingly anti-social. Honestly, would everyone on this Board behave and treat each other the way we do at times, if it were all done face to face? I would hope not.

Used to be interesting to go to a show, buy and sell cards, meet some people, talk cards.
Now...
We collect via internet auctions and Board sales.
We are restricted to having to take pictures of our cards to show our friends via email.
We talk via the keyboard
and some of us apparently grow balls and biceps 5 times larger than actual size...

eh...just random thoughts on the subject...there's plenty of positives to the hobby's evolution too, but it gets easier to see the negatives on days like today and this past weekend....