with apologies to W H Auden

[JohnNichols]

We are all here on earth to program Fortran; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

W. H. Auden.

[JohnNichols]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/01/26/our-brains-are-built-to-ignore-things-heres-why-thats-great-news/?sh=d5bdad1ede93 

I watched this message, thinking I would get at least one comment. 

You can never tell what interests the board people. 

[jimdempseyatthecove]

What does an article about forgetting things vs seeing too much detail have to do about WH Auden?

Jim Dempsey

[JohnNichols]

Interesting point. 

Are we so obsessed with Fortran anything else is a waste of time. 

This board is like the new idea of a 'men's shed' , but do we come here for Fortran or some form of friendship with a mutual interest

Just an observation

[Steve_Lionel]

We come here for Intel Fortran. It is not a social club - there are plenty of other venues for that.

[JohnNichols]

Interesting point. 

It is actually a very active area of research about the problem of men in cities who are not socializing properly, so whatever you think this site is a socialization site, the call them men's shed and they are usually for a single topic. 

Sorry,  but you are part of a long running social experiment.