04-23-21, 12:14 PM | |
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Oh, another thing. The strict, almost toxic political correctness in recent years can be rather stifling. It's easier to just not post rather then to cause offense. I have received many PMs over the years where folks tell me what they think, but would dare not post.
I look at some of the older, hilarious threads and know that they would not be acceptable now. (They still crack me up.) One is almost guaranteed to offend someone, somehow.
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04-23-21, 12:39 PM | |
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Vintage Vfer ~I agree with your perspective for sure. The age dynamic here is much older. I'm fighting to find workouts that work for me. I don't want sit and wither away. Yet, I refuse to give up what's on my shelves for fear of not having access to them some day. With a push of a button, all things on the internet could be gone.
Political correctness has many folks taking a pause in many areas of their lives. I agree, there are some sickin funny stuff that has been posted here through the years that now would be deemed not appropriate for some. I choose laughter over having a critical spirit for sure.
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04-23-21, 01:00 PM | |
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I’ve been posting recently because of my renewed enthusiasm (near giddiness) for working out but I think anything I have to say has probably already been said on VF a hundred times before. How many people really want to gush with me about a 20-year-old Firm tape? I mean, you’re more than welcome to of course! But I can totally understand how my posts are pretty much old news.
Just to add, I’m so grateful for the vast archive of old threads here because I’ve been able to glean so much information and kind of experience vicariously the excitement that VFers felt when the workouts I’m doing now were actually released. |
04-23-21, 02:10 PM | |
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I think I've actually been posting here MORE in the past year due to wanting a break from Facebook and Twitter and youth-oriented topics as well as polarizing political topics. I leaned hard into health and fitness during the pandemic because it felt like something I could focus on while WFH and not being able to go to yoga classes or hanging out with friends and family. Also at 45 with something of an even older mindset than my years (due to having older parents), I enjoy the discussions of older pop culture icons as well as seeing how people deal with aging that I'm starting to experience (perimenopause, injury, etc.).
But yes, people are working out differently and don't even think about buying VHS or DVDs, everything is streaming either for subscription prices or free, and even though I subscribe to FitFusion and do some YouTube workouts, I do prefer physical media for its simplicity and cost effectiveness. Without much in the way of new releases, it feels somewhat redundant to discuss the same FIRM video 26 times. I did have fun last fall doing a Jane Fonda review thread, getting vintage videos I didn't already have and discussing them. Honestly, I do always have fun here and appreciate all the great advice I've gotten (and try to give).
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04-23-21, 03:31 PM | |
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Some of it has to be that people have simply moved on from forums like this one. Social media can be all consuming, and it's easy to forget how enjoyable the slower pace of a forum like this can be.
I'm not involved in most of that stuff because I just couldn't be bothered to dream up yet another username, but it does seem as though a lot of people look there for interaction. A lack of cat videos here is probably also a factor.
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On another note, I am guessing the lack of posts is because the younger generations tend not to buy DVDs- just like they don’t buy albums. They stream and download. It is what it is. |
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