Is there anyone no longer on SW that you miss?

@Degbeme @BittersweetPotato will you two please get room…to discuss this privately

@Ghostinthemachine

@Degbeme at least one of you is making an effort

@MalteseFalconPunch reasons are good

@Ghostinthemachine Hi :) I may i ask you something? Im looking for opinions :) but i dont want to ask it here as a replay that anyone can see coz some people might make fun of me. Would appreciate it if youll send me a message so i can replay you with my question (coz for some reason i can't message first). Thanx :).

@Ghostinthemachine The last four have, yes.

@bijouxbroussard that’s so many, and so very sad
I’m sorry B

@bijouxbroussard oh yeah Chernobyl I miss her too... She's a bright star

@Colonelmustardseed I understand.
What changed for you, or maybe you’ve outgrown this place?

@Ghostinthemachine I did a bit of self work, and realized my jokes weren’t funny; they were just mean, complaining little comments. I stopped making them, and the few jokes I have are cheesy. Much less to play off of now. I also stopped drinking. (No more drunken ranting)
And people tend to not want to talk about more serious things all the time, or personal growth, which is the majority of what I talk about now.

@Colonelmustardseed maybe you can apply your older, more biting humour to a stand up routine?

Im sure you’ll the right sort for you here, there’s something and someone for everyone

@metaldog yes, it’s terribly sad when that happens

@WatchThis Indeed.

@Ghostinthemachine Yeah. It felt like a community back then. We had our user names, but for the most part, I knew these people in real life. I’ve talked to many on the phone, met several

Developed legitimate friendships; celebrating life’s victories and sitting with folks in their dark places and through hard times. Today, this feels like a less sophisticated, anonymous version of twitter. Not very personal at all

I just went back in time to grab a random post from 2016, using the search bar. This is how SW started out. It was special

https://similarworlds.com/random-subjects/something-say/60375-Guys-can-you-smell-what-Saffie-is-cooking-Yeah-tha

@WatchThis I see what you mean.
Now it just seems like drive-by posting and replying, and I’m guilty of that too

@OldBrit Keepitsimple was cool...

@OldBrit @elafina she seemed nice and genuine, and funny

@elafina why did you become alienated? I know it’s happened to me, people just stop chatting with each other and sometimes I don’t know why

@Ghostinthemachine life is complicated sometimes, too many things going on in reality and synchronization isn't always the case

@elafina if I took up synchronized swimming do you think that would help?

@helenS how long have they been gone?

@Ghostinthemachine Some years 😐

@helenS you have no alternate ways of reaching them?

@Mirage why do you think the quality of content has gone down?

@Eklipse not nice at all. Except the ghosting part, I like that 👻

@Ghostinthemachine I don't like it. But I'm used to it, so I don't care anymore now.

@Eklipse it’s hard not to care and still be close to people

@Cantsayno my condolences

@NerdyPotato so many long but not forgotten names…

@Ghostinthemachine yes... And MountainBard too. I haven't seen him since @UndercoverBard showed up 🤔

@NerdyPotato sort of like Clark Kent and Superman never being seen together

@Jenny1234 @Degbeme I’m surprised she has stayed away

@Ghostinthemachine I guess like many, she`d had enough.

@Degbeme I understand completely

@Ghostinthemachine It certainly can. 😕

@NewBeginnings7790 I hope you’re doing okay

@NewBeginnings7790 Hi :) I may i ask you something? Im looking for opinions :) but i dont want to ask it here as a replay that anyone can see coz some people might make fun of me. Would appreciate it if youll send me a message so i can replay you with my question (coz for some reason i can't message first). Thanx :)

@Bexsy yes it does, I am happy for her though cause she’s happier.

@iamonfire696 she is so much happier

@Bexsy yes she is

@Ghostinthemachine It's OK. There are one or two trolls, but not as bad I was expecting.

@KarenisKenziesmum I’ve found a few kind and gentle souls here…so I stay away from them 😂

@Musicman Sweetmae 🌻

@Musicman You mean the ex husband who was a "control freak"? She had nothing but horror stories about him.
LOL@ women. 😂

@NoThanksLeon Yep! That's the one.

@Bexsy it’s tough missing people

@Iwillwait KaliKali's newest account name is GlitterEater.

@AntisocialTroll That's sad. That means she ghosted me.

@Iwillwait I doubt it was deliberate, she wiped her Kali account long ago and was off here for ages before returning.

I wouldn't take it personally if I was you.

@Ambroseguy80 I wish them the best, and hope they found what they were looking for and are better for it

@DerSilberneKonig1 friendships and relationships seem to change over time on here, just like in real life

@Ghostinthemachine That's because they're the one and the same. It's like writing a letter a couple hundred years ago, just instead of months it's seconds to days lol.

@DerSilberneKonig1 the internet has shrunk and compressed time

@meggie the longer we stay, the larger the number

@Ghostinthemachine Some dont really leave, but pretend to and create another account.

@meggie that’s weird. Do they contact their old friends?

@BLP11520 you’re not the only one

@FreestyleArt it does, and I hope they found happiness in what they are doing now

@TakeCare87 how long have they been gone for?

@Lostpoet i miss him too

@Lostpoet have you checked every corner of SW?

@CountScrofula istillmissep

@CountScrofula it really adds up…how many have left, but good for them, I hope

@orioninthenight whew 😅

@HootyTheNightOwl it’s not easy, is it

@Ghostinthemachine It's harder when one guys picture shows in my wanted list. It stays there for weeks when it shows - and he passed away, so he's not coming back ever.

@HootyTheNightOwl that happened to me too, and I hated it, the constant sad reminder

SW should’ve never let that happen

@southbeachguy What's Aol please??

@helenS

Looks almost like a design to resemble an A hole

@southbeachguy I miss the sound of dial up, the Pavlovian response to waiting for the connection, but I don’t miss the speed

@DownTheStreet it’s a losing battle, or must feel like it

@Ghostinthemachine simply the second law of thermodynamics

@DownTheStreet I’m sure Newton has something to do with it…

@Ducky as much as we miss them, we have to let them go

@Ghostinthemachine I suppose we do eventually

@Ducky we do, nothing is permanent, always changing and evolving
And we must do the same

@Primnproper why did they leave SW?

@Ghostinthemachine he left because he had alot of issues and being wasnt helping. Hes now in a great place..

@Primnproper I like hearing how some people that are no longer her are doing well

@Ghostinthemachine I do the same. Some of the most beautiful moments are the fleeting ones.

@PhoenixPhail it’s not how much time, but the quality of the connection, the intensity

@Ghostinthemachine Yes, exactly.

@RedBaron probably wise not to get too close

@SunshineGirl maybe she migrated to another pond 🦆

@Jlhzfromep that’s going on a long time now

@Ghostinthemachine yes, she’s passed in a car wreck but her memory remains

@Jlhzfromep I’m so sorry, my sincere condolences 💐

@Lilymoon care to mention anyone? I’ll keep it secret 🤫

@Ghostinthemachine ahh so many, joeyfoxx, brooksy, keepitsimple, newfound, davidscott, to name a few

@Lilymoon that’s a lot of people you were close to, I guess you can be thankful for knowing them

@pillowprincess the lucky ones