Catallaxy is dead. Long live Catallaxy. We mourn the loss of the old establishment as we would that of an dear old friend. But nothing can be done to revive what is now lost. We must look forward and keep what was good in the old, while improving where we can and must. But this isn’t merely about the Cat, it is also about where we stand, culturally and politically, now, in 2021. It is no longer 2003. Much has happened in the intervening years that has left much of the Right estranged on positions on matters of culture and politics, that only a decade ago were beyond question. That is no longer the case. The old Right consensus is dead, it is good that it died because much of it was false, but we have yet no firm grasp on what is to replace it, only intimations. Onward we go.
Slugs and Grubs knocked out of the park. Next up – Daniel Andrews (the Hun): A cyclist struck by Daniel…
We really do not need a fractured group at this stage
Understood. But issues need to be addressed given the commentary these past days before people fall by the wayside.
Hi DB, this looks good.
Nice thread
Let us see where we go from here…
oh god, yet another catallaxy
Okay.
I just want somewhere where trolls socks and spammers aren’t running amok and people like Rafe and C L are willing to post their articles.
Working on that.
Hello.
Looks nice.
Just checking in!
Good evening, it’s quiet here. Dare I say too quiet?
Buonasera Tinta. Things may be slow as I’m approving all first comments. Hopefully, it picks up as this continues.
While I agree with Ragu, these teething issues may require some time to deal with – How does everyone define ‘free’ speech? Are there degrees of free speech? Is free speech like altruism; a myth? – so a fallback option would not hurt. Hopefully we’ll eventually get our unique community back: beautifully imperfect.
Good luck Dover.
I think it’s a good idea to have options.
Discord strikes the wrong tone altogether for me.
Discord has its uses but I knew some or many would find it irritating. It is a good adjunct to whatever prevails though, as Mater suggested earlier.
Discord was giving me serious ADHD mental fritzing. This looks promising. And if we can keep the complete mental cases from spewing their highly deranged nonsense around, all the better.
Well done, DB.
The instant messaging service in Discord has a great deal of appeal to supplement a blog. I’m not sold on it as a replacement for the Cat, but as an adjunct to it (to better facilitate personal contact), it has a certain amount of appeal.
Since you can DM on Discord you want need me to ask for someone’s email. They will need to be on Discord though.
Maybe a mini-tutorial for the Discord challenged? I’ve registered and validated but it keeps insisting I validate again…so I’ve not been able to see Discordant Cats or participate. I gave up after validation attempt three.
Apologies, autocorrupt renamed me after the Montecito Douchesse and I hit go whilst attempting to fix it.
The joy of modern communication.
Looking good
Hi Dover, I’m willing to give it a go. Sleeves rolled up, gloves on.
Dover, I haven’t got the hang of navigating here yet, so I have come in on a link from M0nt’s Clone 2 site, which I like. I can’t go back to Adam’s site while Bird is running amok. I’m dropping in here just to register my interest. Fragmenting the old Cat commenters is emerging as an issue. How can we address that? Do we need to?
Things will settle down soon enough and the community will reform again.
Checking in, Dover.
Thinking of writing a post myself. Would it be welcome here? Are you at that stage yet?
Yes, guest posts are welcome.
Could it be that several Cat sites may persist, with each having its own forté? While it would involve travel, it may help to keep sites less cluttered?
Certainly a possibility, muddy. Not sure if it’s ideal.
Appreciate your efforts, dover. May the best Cat win.
Testing 1 2 3.
Hi Dover. I just followed the referral from substack. What’s the name of the Discord channel, or how may I otherwise find it?
Discordant Cats
Thanks Dover. Do you happen to know what their 4-digit tag is? I’m being asked for it.
No matter; I seem to have stumbled into it.
Hi Dover,
What’s your site setup? Shared hosting with WP?
Using the business plan. Just a monthly atm. Will see how things go.
DB thank you for your efforts. I just hope things can be sorted without splitting the cat community. Is this part of your old site?
DB thanks for your efforts. I just hope the cat community stays together in some form. Is this site part of your original from years ago?
Thank you. I’m not sure how things will turn out either. Lastly, no, totally separate and new.
Thanks for setting this up Dover.
I do like the block function on Discord, is it available here?
No probs. I will look to see if that function or something like it is available as a plugin. It will stave off a lot of complaints about this or that commenter.
Good luck with your new site, DB. I’ve bookmarked it.
Bookmarked ditto. Nice effort Sir.
I have all four saved to my phone’s home page. It’s very easy to navigate one to another.
Only just found about this place and am pleased to see other Cats here.
Consider this my check in.
Good to see some options, DB
Noice work DB! ðŸ‘
In the free market, may the best Cat win!
For those who enjoyed Steve Kate’s posts, he blogs at Law of Markets.
Cats,old and new, may enjoy this blog of Modern Heretic & especially the founding statement.
I will post it also on the surrogate websites because it is such a poignant call-to-arms.
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