It always makes me very uncomfortable when I don't know much about something but see people who clearly know much less about that thing than I do speaking very confidently and getting praise heaped on them for their expertise.
Might be enough internet for me today.
I missed most of the 20th century and I feel that pain looking at older paperbacks compared to new ones. Because of some wonky ebay orders, I've got two copies of Carl Hiaasen's Tourist Season. I strongly prefer the format of the one from the 80s to the 21st century copy, mostly because old...
I don't know why there are so many people who don't realize you can close a door or a drawer without slamming it, or why so many of them live in my apartment building, but it's not something I enjoy.
Drawing a line in the sand between history and current politics is already difficult, and that's without current politics trying to root itself in history. It can be done, but I definitely understand it leaving people hesitant.
There aren't any in California either. There used to be one in Las Vegas that I considered going to, but it seems to have closed so the closest one to me is in Flagstaff. When I was at Gencon a few years ago I made it a point to go there but had to adjust what used to be my usual order because...
I can't speak for Canada but in the US iirc the ratio of debt it takes to graduate and income does not work out in their favor, even more so than the default.