I've been around here for various Dkos iterations, and my first UID is in the low four digits. I had a lifetime subscription, but apparently that no longer translates if you abandon your UID and register under a new nom. I've tried to engage the "help desk" on that issue for three months, with zero response on multiple inquiries.
But never mind that.
Maybe I'm just pissed tonight, but this place has devolved into a big punch bowl with floating turds. Rox / sux / fuck it, it don't matter. If you ain't with the DKos "A" team, your comment or diary ain't worth a warm specimen jar of piss.
In the past week, I've been lurking, trying to find a reason to re-engage. My most cherished contributions in MOT have fallen by the wayside, because it doesn't seem to matter anymore.
Unity, my ass.
I'm tired of the clickbait front page diaries. I'm tired of the 2015 iteration of rox / sux.
We get nowhere with disunity. And that's where we're at right now, IMO. FFS, above all else, Dkos was an island of political sanity for me for over 10 years (my previous noms / UIDs were from the 2004 timeframe).
I know that most of you don't give a shit. That's ok by me.
Tonight, you've lost someone who cares, who contributed to the community, pitched in when someone needed a helping hand, and met up IRL with kindred spirits who cared.
I'm sad. That's not on you, that's on me. When I just don't care anymore, after so many years of caring and thinking that I could make a difference, it's almost crushing to acknowledge that I can't.
So, I'll fade to black, lurk, and wish all of you who fight the good fight to keep on truckin'.
Good night, and good luck.