I definitely think it’s an important take-away to be able to collaborate and connect with others who are radically different, not just in superficial appearances, but in the core way of how they think. And then if it has really been a successful venture, you come to learn that they’re not too different after all (if you can bear the cliche – one of those modes right now where I can be very wordy and express a lot of things, but rarely with much originality).

Congratulations. No seriously. It might seem like a stupid thing to congratulate someone for……but hey, you’re doing what’s right for you, which is often very difficult…(hard to see why its right for a long time. ) That’s certainly worthy of congratulations.

I find that fora are like straitjackets for a developing mindset in the long run.

I will admit that I cannot comment on what’s been going on in parts of the Hub (as I’m not part of it), but I both can and will applaud your decision to stand up for your principles and beliefs.

I agree that many of the debates are highly oversimplified and often reduced to meaningless rhetoric. I just wish we had better ways to engage in the important discussions… and to introduce people to the actual debates.