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Originally Posted by Tmarkwald
It makes me extremely sad and also scared for my grandkids. The sense of nostalgia that a lot of have when we come to TV also seems lost.
A lot of the appeal, at least to me, with TV are the little things. The friendliness, the sense of being in a safe place. Heck, even the stupid newspaper, which I love simply because it reminds me of times gone by. I don't know of anywhere in the country where they can print an inch thick paper every single day and manage to say absolutely nothing newsworthy. But that is just fine. It's like the Truman Show - our bubble. And I embrace it.
What makes me sad is that this idyllic pace of life may go away after we're all gone unless people start understanding that working for a living is the true key to success and happiness.
Ah, waxing poetic....
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I feel that there will be lessons learned from all of this. The people collecting the free money will be happy until the spigot runs dry, as it most certainly will. Some states are never going to be the same. Too much damage has been done - economically, socially, mentally.
Florida, for the most part, has done a good job in mitigating the damage to this state. People have been working and kids have been going to school. The vaccination roll out has been successful. Our state has shown the country that it is safe to get back into life again.
The Sunshine State has a lot to be proud of and there is a reason that TV has become such a popular retirement destination. People want and need that nice little bubble in their older years. They want a nice place for their kids and grandchildren to visit. I don't see that changing,