I was in my mid-twenties and my second marriage by the time I really got into internet forums, and they were mostly bicycle related ones. God only know how I’d have turned out if I’d been a teenager or Reddit or the like had been around. I think the closest thing at the time was slashdot, which I looked at briefly and noped the fuck outa there. Bikeforums.net is still alive and kicking, apparently.

I think the most important lesson I learned early on is that you’re not going to change anyone’s mind.

I’m still learning, despite being around it for over 2 decades at this point.

You can add a bit of extra zing by using ‘everyone else’ instead of ‘anyone’.

“I don’t care what anyone says, I think you’re alright.”