Ok, so check this out. I'm welcoming myself back to LessWrong. This time, to become a significant post-writer, rather than a mostly-lurker. Introduction To This Post: Me: ~50 years old, Physically masculine individual. 4 kids, one lady, recently divorced, life-time Mormon (until recently). Intro-Thought, The First: I was here on...
Just trying out, 'Quick Takes' since I'm back on here at LessWrong after many years.
Ok, so check this out.
I'm welcoming myself back to LessWrong. This time, to become a significant post-writer, rather than a mostly-lurker.
Introduction To This Post:
Me: ~50 years old, Physically masculine individual. 4 kids, one lady, recently divorced, life-time Mormon (until recently).
Intro-Thought, The First:
I was here on LessWrong about 10 or 15 years ago, and I thank you all for this social group you've created. As my divorce after ~20 years ends my marriage, and I'm slowly recovering from it, and building a new life, I identified that I need a social group.
I need a new friends group.
And I asked myself, "what kinds of things did I USED to do, back before my... (read 867 more words →)
Glad To Hear:
Thanks!
Close To Tipping Already:
Well, not until 2023 actually. There was a whole sequence of things that happened, too many to even list here. Then a couple moves. Then being homeless. Then trying to get moved closer to my kiddos. Then being homeless. Then, in 2024, trying to reconnect with my Mormon church in my new city even MORE drama happened.
Saw People:
The seeing people's actions wasn't good people outside the church I wanted to follow. It was the behavior of people INSIDE the church I felt the desire to distance myself from, and couldn't comprehend, and couldn't accept. I find it unacceptable for my own people to call themselves Christian,... (read more)