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Showerthought: I hate when forum chats lose their focus
All the good points get buried.
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walker.grace6mo ago
Actually, some of the BEST discussions come from tangents. Like last week on a gardening forum, we started talking about soil pH and ended up sharing family recipes for natural fertilizers. Those random jumps can uncover hidden gems that a strict topic would miss. Sure, main points might get sidetracked, but often they come back around with more context. The messiness is where real community happens, not just dry info exchange.
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lily3946mo ago
But what if the tangents just waste everyone's time?
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barbaramurphy6mo ago
Totally true, @walker.grace, though my tangents usually just end up lost forever lol. Yours at least circle back to something useful.
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