Hi all. This is my formal declaration that I am going through with what has been on my mind for a while now: leaving /r/zen. As in, no longer formally participating or attempting to participate in the discussions that go on here. After over three years of trying my best to contribute to this board and do my part to shape it into a more ideal community, I've decided I've had enough. I've realized my interest in discussing Zen online is outweighed by the toxic cloud of combativeness and insincerity that overshadows this place.
Anyways, instead of just saying bye and leaving, I thought I'd use this opportunity to share some final thoughts on the off chance they may be of benefit to anyone here.
This will be anyone's last chance to ask me any questions if they happen to have any. I will still be on reddit and available for PM if anyone wants to talk. Also, I'm not leaving due to what I perceive to be a inherent distasteful property that this place has, but due to the current conditions of total unregulation with respect to user conduct. If the overall atmosphere and moderation policies of this place undergoes a sea-change, I kindly ask someone alert me so I can have a chance of reconsidering whether I want to start participating again. Barring that, however, if the conditions of this place remain the same, so too will I refrain.
So there you go. Feel free to ask me anything. This is the last part of my AMA series that I capitulated to after months of feeling harassed/insulted by ewk -- whose sincerity in demanding anyone who disagree with him do an AMA I have always questioned -- the prelude to which can be found here and parts I and II here and here. I'd advise to only read the prelude if you find parts I and II compelling.
Submitted August 16, 2016 at 03:36AM by nahmsayin http://ift.tt/2aPdtJ6
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