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Cake day: June 20th, 2023

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  • I had no experience with anything to do with the scandal so can’t comment. I was a cub scout to eagle and I have children in both cubs and scouting.

    I enjoyed many of the activities and think they are great things for young people to do and many of the values are great things for them to learn. Many people don’t have the chance to do lots of the activities like camping, survival, hiking, or shooting sports. Learning leaderships, self confidence, independence, and kindness (all the scout law stuff) is very important for a kind functional kid or adult. It’s can also be a good community for many kids who may not have that. I personally don’t like the uniform, songs, structure, and some traditions, but that’s me.

    I do believe that the organization may be weakening in numbers, but may have less to do with the organization and more to do with the current state of the world and cultural norms. Organizations like scouts are viewed differently than they used to be. Adding girls I think was smart, because there are many girls who feel neglected or left out, and also want to do “boy” things.

    If scouting can accept that they may not be the huge cultural marker that they used be, and can change with the times then they may stick around. They can be a great benefit to many children emotionally and for their growth as a human. Also I’m sure this was always the case, but it feels even more true nowadays with the amount of activities children have and how much parents are asked to do, the quality may vary greatly depending on your area and volunteers.

















    • I don’t have a personal computer, just my work computer right now so I don’t need it.
    • I work in graphics so I’m wary that not everything I use now will be available (I know there are alternatives, but they aren’t equal).
    • I got a steam deck for my gaming (not my day to day).
    • my wife and I use Mac’s and iPhones and I’m worried it’ll be hard for her to switch and the ecosystem is very convent and easy right now.
    • I acquired a gaming computer for my kid and promptly put mint on it.
    • I only pretend to be technologically savvy and am not confident to answer all the questions my family needs to go full Linux. It’s more at the testing hobby level.

    My main reasons boil down to availability of programs, no necessity yet, and ease of the new ecosystem isn’t as simple.