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Arash
Posts: 4495
Joined: Aug. 9 2006
From: Iran (living in Germany)
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 RE: Is the forum more or less inactive? (in reply to Ricardo)
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Thank you for the summary.
I stopped watching the news and TV a few years back, not because I never knew it was biased and propaganda infected (from all sides), but because I finally realized (too late admittedly) that all this "information" fed to us is useless and just waste of energy and time.
Consumed information without practical use, is a waste. The only "use" was fodder to devise and discuss and fight with others which in itself was completely useless. I don't even know anymore what is going on in german politics, who is who, etc. and I am happy to say that I'm confident that I didn't miss a god damn thing as opposed to someone who followed every single news daily, and in fact I believe Im much better off in saving my energy and time for more postive and usefull stuff. All I consume nowadays are some podcasts talking with interesting people, documentaries about scientific subjects and some comedy on youtube to cheer me up, absolutely nothing else. I believe even if I can save one single insect in my own garden from death, that is more usefull than 10 years of consuming any news and trying to discuss world issues with others, nowadays.
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Date May 18 2022 19:23:44
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rombsix
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Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon
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RE: Is the forum more or less inactive? (in reply to gerundino63)
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Hi folks,
I moved to Queens, New York and have not yet gotten situated but starting to do so a bit more now. Life is getting so much harder these days. As a psychiatrist, I see it every single day in the patients I treat. I was very lucky to go into a field that, unfortunately, it seems will likely only get higher and higher in demand as all the stressors around us now take a greater toll on everybody.
It's like I posted a few months (years?) ago about how my perspectives on the world these days have been gloomy, and I too have as much as possible unplugged from social media (never owned a TV since I moved to the USA). My country back home has been decimated, but it appears the entire planet is not being spared now from inflation, upcoming hunger crises, etc.
I do my best to still dance tango and play guitar, but I've seemingly just lost the hunger for them (which might come back). I may have been trying to juggle too many things at once and my brain just got inundated and had no bandwidth left, so whenever that happens, the first things to go are guitar and tango, which is a catch-22 because these are the things I use to bring my brain back to health at times.
I've been reading about gratitude these days (first time I've picked up a non-medical book / textbook in a long time) and trying to keep my lens optimistic through that coping mechanism, but it takes hard work to find the balance between being somewhat informed (and not totally removed from major things in the world) while not being consumed by all of what's happening around us.
I still post a bit in the recording section, etc. but I'm selling most of my gear these days and trying to simplify my approach to life. Perhaps the Foro fell by the wayside as a result...
Infinite thanks go to Simon for keeping this place alive all these years --- quite the impressive feat.
With much longing and appreciation!
Ramzi 
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Date May 27 2022 22:23:29
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thomazozo
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Joined: Apr. 15 2021
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RE: Is the forum more or less inactive? (in reply to Arash)
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I thought I would post here considering I have belonged to the forum for over a year, and have only posted once, to introduce myself. I have been playing guitar for 20 years and started flamenco in 2021 after realizing I always wanted to play a "nylon/classical guitar" and eventually realized I liked "spanish music" ...
A year later I have taken lessons, my entire music library is full of flamenco music, I have GAS but refuse to buy without traveling to play many flamenco guitars, and now I am looking to vacation and hear flamenco in person for the first time.
On a note with young people and flamenco. I am an art professor and my art classes are 3 and half hours twice a week, and my students get PUNISHED by flamenco hahaha. However, the metaphors and relationships i build between design, painting, drawing, art history, flamenco, and classical guitar has created a really amazing experience for my students and myself, as we discover new ways to relate to design and creativity.
To conclude: Young people are interested. I show them a GSI video of Grisha playing Almoraima and they are blown away. Also many of my friends who are musicians are kind of astounded by the entirely new way I approach the instrument and music, and invite me to play amongst our friend hang outs often.
There are new players all the time, flamenco is alive, and without the forum I don't think I would understand half of what I know about flamenco, history, and luthiery. I don't post because quite honestly there is already SO MUCH CONTENT, and I hate to just be a NOOB who didn't go down the rrabbit hole before posting.
Cheers,
Thomas
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Date May 28 2022 23:22:37
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