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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head
We're not lurking. Well, at least I wasn't. (I won't speak for anyone else). I was all the way gone, for years. I checked out the front page maybe once a year for 5 minutes, and that was it. Really not sure why I started posting again, maybe boredom, but it's quite depressing to see the forum in such a state. There does seem to be a significant amount of cognitive dissonance here concerning a wide variety of things, and maybe that is what led to the downfall, others have moved on to more engaging conversations. Or, maybe it was industry politics, too rigid or too slack forum rules, I don't know, I wasn't here. Could be the people (characters) themselves. They have gone stale for the most part. You got guys like "theking" still replying to posts with "pigshit". The canned meme responses are played out. Few have evolved genuinely. It's also a very "closed" community. Newcomers are not welcomed without significant hazing and proof of their "value" to the industry.
As for me, like I said, I really don't know why I started posting here again. I have no reason or explanation. But one thing is for sure, I am not the same as I was when I was a regular. Pretty much the exact opposite. I have purposefully changed myself for the better. I don't drink, I don't use drugs, I think those that choose to do those things should be left alone, I'm not on any "medications", I'm not unstable, I don't see doctors, I'm not "bipolar" and never was, I wasn't in jail, I don't give a shit about money other than what I need to get me through the day, I defend the Constitution and our god-given natural rights, I support logic & reason, I'm not looking to impress anyone or make a "name for myself", or promote anything, or any of that shit. I am a messenger of truth, with a little humor thrown in here & there because, if you can't laugh at shit sometimes, you're already dead. That's all. In a nutshell, I have shed all that I presented myself to be in the past, and now present myself as I am. I have no secret (or public) alliances to anyone, and no PC filter.
Not sure how long I will post here this time, because there's just not enough life here. At least not that I have seen over the past week. Who knows, maybe everyone is just on vacation. Either way, it doesn't really matter to me.
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Well look who's back, for now.....
Nice post/explanation but I would be interested in how, specifically, you have 'changed'? Or am I to infer from the above post that, in the past, you were a drug-using alcoholic who did all kinds of nasty/cool things? LOL
As for evolving, I can only speak of myself here. When you left I think I had perhaps 16 paysites, now I have 84. Three Networks and three Affiliate Programs. A tube site is next, but a tube with a twist. Before I worked alone, now I have 9 employees. (I also dated a pornstar while you were away.)
As for GFY I still do business here but mostly post when I have a spare minute or two. I never spend a lot of time ON GFY at any one moment, I'm simply too busy these days, and getting busier. I actually think I will be posting less and less (to many a GFY-er's delight I am sure). Why? Being busier is one reason but also I am in my sixth year of being in this insane business. I have fine tuned my operation down to an almost science, and have made many, many contacts. Plus I now know HOW to reach people, or where to look, when I need something so GFY is not useful to me in that regard. Perhaps this is true for others but I still see industry vets posting now and then so I assume many are lurkers.
GFY is a great forum that could do with more contests and promotions. It's also a wonderful place for news, controversy and fun. Welcome back Amp, for however long you are here, and thanks for all the great advice and posts you've contributed over the years.
Now go fuck yourself.