And it’s true of every generation. Folks of all ages have no respect or common decency anymore. Everyone of the generations has good folks and entitled whiny folks who think everyone owes them something just because they show up.

I’m sure glad I hang out with the respectable and decent folks.

20 bucks a month???
Please teach me.

I think what Bfflobo was referring to is the phenomena of decency that for the most part has existed for millennia. Even on the regular telephone you speak to others with some modicum of respect.... but with texting, social media and all of that there seems to be a new boldness of disrespect. Lots of folks seem to go out of their way to make snide, hurtful and unclassy remarks about others.

Sometimes, well a lot of the times…


But, let us remember that when you communicate face to face you pick up on tone, body language and the such.

You don’t always get to notice those things when communicating in writing.



But yeah, people aren’t as worried about offending someone when they are safe behind a keyboard.

Used to be, when you grew up, you learned social norms. There were consequences, often physical for ignoring them. Enforced by parents, teachers, classmates, older kids, or any adult in the area. If I would have went to high school dressed like a furry, you would have gotten beaten up, with the teacher's tacit approval. In that era, no parents would let there kids dress like that. I remember fights in school, fights at keg parties, the cops were never called. It was assumed to be part of growing up and learning how to conduct yourself. There was a code you tried to follow, it basically was: be loyal to your friends, don't be a snitch and handle your own problems, and don't be a (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman). Anyone who grew up before smart phones knows exactly what I am talking about.

Now with social media, you can say whatever you want about anyone, without any real fear of getting punched in the mouth or having to back up your words. That is not a good thing, and I fully realize there is no putting the genie back in the bottle. It is the reality of today.

Gotta have thick skin to stick around here for very long...right, wrong or indifferent.

Dopamine and serotonin are some strong drugs that our bodies produce when we do something that gives us pleasure. We used to just have a cup of tea or listen to some music or read a good book, hug a grandchild and we would get a little happy drug. Now, constant use, exposure and need to be tied to the cell phone has produced drug addicts of just about all. ( I am not one of them ) Once the need is there, the need for more is there and the lack of it causes depression of varying degrees.

As I understand? A cell phone picture has incripted in it, time, date and GPS location. I do not want my grandchild, home or coyote/cat catch location in a picture for someone to decode. Any picture of mine that you see on the internet will be taken with a camera and down loaded to my computer.

Paranoid? You darn right! That phone you are tied to is tracking your every move if someone is interested. Even if it is just sitting on the counter, it is listening.

I thought the whole thread was a joke. Definitely not a punch in the mouth offense. I think most people enjoyed her post. Heck she made Disney characters of a bunch of forum members.

So is your PC

$59 Dollar store phone. Track phone card. Everything rolls over. Bought a one year activation for $100, years ago. Now I just add minutes/data when I need it. I'm not on my phone all day watching videos or anything so it lasts a long time.

Wife and I do the track phone deal too. $20 for 3 months each. Stays turned off most of the time. Turn it on if I want to talk to someone or if I think I might be needed. Camera works fair, but use discretion. Have maybe a dozen pictures saved. Text? Call me so we can talk and I won't have to interpret what I think you said.

Same here, I paid 119$ for a years worth of time.

My first phone was a bag phone, I have had a flip phone since I moved up in the world. No smart phone needed as of yet. I have a camera on it if needed. Costs me $30 a month so far. I don't text, so I have calls in and calls out. Thats all I need. I buy phone cards at the Dollar Store when I need them.

It's easy to not be a dick lotta folks on here just go outta their way to be one , plain and simple.

Still wanna see some go over on places like 24hrcampfire or the lynx lair where there's really is no filter

That coyote picture you posted has your eyes Savell......

That's debatable. Bahaha

If’n you’re old enough, you’ve seen this phenomenon before. Remember when CB’s got crazy popular in the 70’s? Lots of brave souls talking crap back then too with their cool “handles” to hide their identity lol.

Great post Gerald Schmitt! Absolutely correct.
Many an old boy got his ears boxed at a keg party lol.

This campfire as well.

I already have a therapy fish in a small pond in my backyard. His name is Delicious Bass. And nobody better besmirch my therapy fish or hands may have to be throwd.
I am not angry, just disappointed. Some of you are acting like a bunch of old trappers. Oh wait a minute.
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