Hmmm, well I can say this site has had a positive impact for my life as It just a calm place to be on. The freedom here and the atmosphere is something that I think you can't get anywhere or is long gone in the wasteland of the net. Having a place to just shoot the shit or have intelligent conversations about stuff that would have a angry mob on your ass, if it was anywhere else is nice. Being able to open my mind to ideas and think critically about them is nice to have and learning just to think for oneself while having the ability to see the other's viewpoint, and it nice that the foundation of having information to read is helpful. Yes it great to have a place to be edgy just for kicks. I am glad I was not alive when TOTSE was alive, I have a feeling I would of enjoyed it.
Could be the size of it here or just the people, who knows as there is something here that it hard to explain why I like being around here. Or Could be im a old soul for forums. The hell if I know. lol
Edit: I finally got what I was trying to say here. This place feels like a bar or a barber shop. Just a cozy spot outside of the so called civilized Metropolis of the Net. Tucked in some small town that the city folks think are full of hicks or the digital equivalent of the doomsday preppier. As the spot has it roots and spirit in the old ruins of the past that has long since been forgotten as people moved out of town to the big city of sorts. The Locals mostly stayed here as some moved back or some came here to get out of the gilded cage of a city that they grew up in, for a life off the grid and for freedom.