Neville, firstly thanks for confirming what i’ve suspected these past years. Now in one of your 1st posts on this extensive thread, you mentioned the romanticizing of the 50s/60s era. I for one don’t romanticize any era, because I see the shtick that goes on these days too. The only thing i’ve romanticized all along (and which is barely found) is:
(1) the attribute of speaking simply & concisely to-the-point (with kind intent), rather than sophisticated jargon penned by non-empaths
(2) the attribute of true empathy, and that includes being an enabler rather than a suppressor. So for example, Zetruth hit the nail on the head when stating “why cant we find an option here to edit/delete our posts and accounts”.
Just like designers of houses and vehicles can make/or/break people depending upon how compassionate their designs are, the same goes for programmers.
Edited – sorry no links