@nugger THIS IS WHY ELECTRIC BICYCLES ARE SO IMPRESSIVE, IGNORING THE NERD MATH THE LOWER THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE WHOLE ENSEMBLE THE MORE ELECTRIC SHINES. NATURALLY WE HAVE TAKEN THIS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND BUILT GIGANTIC VEHICLES WITH EVERY CREATURE COMFORT INSTEAD
@nugger@RehnSturm256 WELL THAT IS MORE OF A CONSEQUENCE OF THE FALLING AWAY IN AMERICA IN GENERAL. WITH OVER 3/4 OF CHURCHES SHRINKING IN SIZE AND "MEGACHURCHES" (WHICH TYPICALLY ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ENTIRE ZIP CODES AND BEYOND) GROWING, CONGREGATIONS ARE MORE DIVIDED THAN EVER. LOCALISM IS HARDLY THEIR BIGGEST ISSUE THOUGH
ON THE FLIPSIDE, THE REMAINING SMALLER INDEPENDENT CONGREGATIONS THAT ARE TRYING TO STAND IN THE GAP ARE GRABBING FROM A MUCH LARGER POOL OF PEOPLE TO SIEVE OUT THE REMNANT STILL INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A ROCK SOLID CHURCH. IF ANY ARE GOING TO POSSIBLY COME TOGETHER IT'S THESE FOLKS, THEIR BIGGEST OBSTACLE BEING A GENERATIONAL DIVIDE WHERE THE BOOMERS HOLD ALL THE CARDS AND DON'T WANT TO TRY ANYTHING RISKY AND THE YOUNGER MEN ARE JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT
@RehnSturm256@nugger WE WANTED TO TRY THIS WHEN THE MARKET WAS DOWN (TAKE OVER IRON MOUNTAIN IN THE UP) BACK WHEN HOUSES WERE 20 GRAND AND EVEN THEN IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. I KNOW MANY DON'T LIKE TO ADMIT IT BUT QUITE A FEW ARE NEETING IT UP WAITING FOR THEIR PARENTS TO DIE SO THEY GET AN INHERITENCE, THIS MAY BE SUBCONSCIOUS BUT IT DOES KEEP THEM PRISONER, EVEN IF THEY ARE CURRENTLY RENTING A PLACE NEARBY AT HOME
ONCE A MAN IS MARRIED HE TENDS TO ONLY DRIFT AWAY FROM HIS UNMARRIED FRIENDS AS A PEACEKEEPING MEASURE TO AVOID HIS WIFE'S WRATH (SHE WILL UNIVERSALLY CONSIDER THEM A TERRIBLE INFLUENCE BECAUSE THEY STILL WANT/LIKE TO DO THINGS) THIS FACT COUPLED WITH THE CURRENT DIVORCE RATE AND ITS CONQUENCES MAKES MIXING SINGLE AND MARRIED MEN TOGETHER IN ANY ENDEAVOR VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE, DOUBLY SO IF FINANCES BECOME INVOLVED
LASTLY THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF ADDICTS THAT CAN HANG WITH THE GANG IN THE DIGITAL MASQUERADE BUT LIVING WITH OR EVEN AROUND THEM WOULD BE UNTENABLE FOR THE REST, THE "TRAILER PARK" REPULSION EFFECT, I AM NOT PICKING ON 'OUR GUYS' SO MUCH HERE AS POINTING OUT THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY (IT'S ALSO EVIDENT BY THEIR BEHAVIOR HERE)