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Yes, social media IS changing. ALL of it, EVERYWHERE. Yes, "they" say change is inevitable, but change just for the sake of change is imbecilic. With all the johnny come latelys, the wooden mouse trap is still the best and most practical. Nobody has indeed come up with a better wheel. SOME things should just be left alone. After a good "troll attack" yesterday, I contemplated the situation long and hard. That's when it hit me. I'm simply not willing to change the knowledge and wisdom I've gained over the past 70+ years in order to pacify a denigrating, rude, and crude person who's obviously so bored with their life they perceive ME to be prey for THEIR entertainment. So, I hit the magic keys and unfriended all three that were involved. Then, like a 2X4 hit in the back of the head, another realization of life dawned on me. Another "light" came on. I've always wondered WHY many of the elderly just remain silent most of the time, and gaze into something we don't see. Now, I get it. Not willing to compromise their beliefs and knowledge of life, they'd prefer to reminisce about the past when everything made sense. No need to argue, no need to stand up and expound on your beliefs to people without conscience or ears to hear. Like trying to teach a pig to sing, it wastes your time and annoys them further. The hit of the party by far isn't the one unwilling to compromise, nor the best teller of truth. They're the ones who specialize in chameleonic behaviours because they're not steeped in self esteem enough to even HAVE their own position. The "wallflowers" in the room are the ones I ferret out and want to talk to. The deep pools of wisdom can be found there. Not with the keyboard warriors who answer 50 questions to determine what kind of rutabaga they are, but don't even know how to find the truth in anything on the internet. As we get older, our circle of friends and family lessen. It's not all because of death, either. WE just learn what/who is most important to us, and move beyond the flypaper of "community standards" and people who have "missing contexts". All friends aren't family, and all family aren't friends. There's kindred spirits out there that make you feel pleasure when you're around them, so you naturally hang around with them more than you do others. Yes, by the time it's all over, finding six to carry one to their grave may necessitate money. In my case, it's a good thing there's only two handles on a trash can. Then again, it only takes one to carry a vase. BUT, when you see a poorly attended funeral, you can be rest assured that the one who passed KNEW who/what they were, and didn't " sell out" to the masses. The ones who paid $1.00 for two wooden mousetraps instead of $100.00 for an electronic one. The ones who just bought the tires, they didn't try to reinvent them. Time to have another cup of coffee, and watch the progression of the coming storm. And reflect on a past when I felt a lot easier about the direction we're headed. God Bless !