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In reply to the discussion: Why Thomas Friedman issued a 'code red' warning to America [View all]scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Yes, there aren't many of us old-timers left on DU. I first registered in late summer of 2001 - which was the year DU came into being. I can only think of maybe two or three DUers still around from that time. Quite a few of them have died over the years - it's painful to think about how many have passed. And so many others who just faded away over the years, or were booted off DU for petty (to my mind) transgressions.
What especially saddens me are the old friends I lost during the 2016 presidential campaign. Oh well.
I feel like something of a dinosaur now, with almost 17 years of memory of this place. I grew old hanging out on DU. I was just 51 when DU started, I'm 68 now - it kind of freaks me out!
And over all these years I've logged in nearly every single day. I stopped posting regularly several years ago, but I've never stopped coming here to read. I can't imagine daily life without my DU fix.
Even though I post very rarely (although I've been posting a bit more lately), the Prayer Wheel has never been gone.