- Where Did Everybody Go? - 2 Updates
- Article on DINKS - just found it - 1 Update
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Feb 07 07:44AM -0800 On 2/6/24 12:09 AM, David LaRue wrote: > news:8a0c37a2-7773-4062-9f04-807da561a0acn@googlegroups.com: >> Come on people, time is running out, let's make the most of this place >> before Google shuts it down. Google was a parasite, not a creator. > Server to get/post content. > This group has existed for many years. > Why is Google needed for this? It isn't. It wasn't even helpful, and it allowed more loons free access. > I recognize your name (Beaver Fever) from the past, likely before Google > News existed. Hello. Some of us check in regularly. I wonder which was the bigger usenet-killer, facebook or google groups. I think it has something to do with declining literacy due to inadequate education in the US. People aren't interested in conversation any more -- just pronouncements. -- Cheers, Bev "I'm sorry I ever invented the Electoral College." Al Gore 11/08/00 |
| David LaRue <huey.dll@tampabay.rr.com>: Feb 07 08:59PM The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote in news:uq08ga$1g1o2$1@dont- email.me: snip > usenet-killer, facebook or google groups. I think it has something to do > with declining literacy due to inadequate education in the US. People > aren't interested in conversation any more -- just pronouncements. Hi Bev, I never liked the terms of service for social media and thus you'll just find me on email and USENET. |
| Lenona <lenona321@yahoo.com>: Feb 07 12:44PM -0800 By Juliana Kaplan and Bartie Scott. "The sweet, sweet life of America's DINKs: Couples with two incomes and no kids are living it up like never before." https://www.businessinsider.com/parents-dinks-winning-childfree-economy-finances-income-vacation-retirement-kids-2024-2 Excerpt: ...Of course, not all DINKs are raking in six-figure incomes and investing in real estate. Alex Killingsworth is a 25-year-old entrepreneur building a content-writing business, and his wife is a full-time graduate student. She makes $14,000 a year as a teaching assistant, while his business earned them $84,000 in 2023. Not having kids has allowed them to invest in his startup and her higher education, both of which they believe will pay off. "I'm 'investing' in the work I'm doing," Killingsworth said. "Likewise for my wife, almost all of her income is going into research, so our actual take-home pay is quite a bit lower."... More on it: https://www.reddit.com/r/childfree/comments/1al4exg/this_article_on_dinks_is_a_breath_of_fresh_air/ |
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