[amsat-bb] Slack vs. eMail -- The medium is the message

[Daniel Schultz]

> The benefit to Slack is having channels for each topic. In this case,
> discussion about Board Membership can be in it's own channel. People who
> are not interested are not required to read.

That is the basic problem with American politics today. Each of us can choose
our own news sources so that we hear only the news that we want to hear. When
the whole country tuned in to Uncle Walt (that's Walter Cronkite for you
younger folk) every night at 6:30, we still had disagreements but at least we
started out with the same facts. 

I'm sorry if you find these political matters distracting, but as I said
before, these satellites are not going to build themselves. They take extreme
effort and dedication from a lot of passionate people, and any time you have
more than a few of these type-A personalities assembled together, there will
be disagreements. 

Your support of AMSAT through your dues is important, but paying dues once a
year is not enough. You have to be an involved citizen of YOUR organization,
you have to keep up with issues, even political issues, and you have to cast
your vote wisely. And if you care enough to read Amsat-bb every day but you
are not an AMSAT member, why the heck not? We need your money, but more
importantly, we need your active participation.

73, Dan Schultz N8FGV