Landscape
I feel the threads and forums replicate what is going 'on' in the field, and on a wider the scale the social landscape. Individuals yearn for the 'way it was'. I am one of them, Ask me and I will say that flying/social/interaction was a lot more fun a few years ago, not so sure now. I own and operate two aeroplanes, wonderfull bits of kit, and truly enjoy them, however, the clutter surrounding aviation today is getting in the way. EASA/LAA/FAA/ et al. I also look at some of these forums, and this is great, generalisation, fewer people seems to now what they are talking about. The 'old' timers appear to be scoffed at, especially in these forums where experience sometimes does not count for a lot. Just my thoughts.