http://findingulysses.com/2007/05/11/leaving-wwo/ Blog and discussion forum for residents of Trumansburg and Ulysses, New York Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://findingulysses.com/2007/05/11/leaving-wwo/comment-page-1/#comment-18757 WriTerGuy Sat, 19 May 2007 06:13:05 +0000 http://findingulysses.com/2007/05/11/leaving-wwo/#comment-18757 I respect your decision, and agree with you that "doomers" were grabbing the headlines (and still are). There is a mythology at work here, I feel, something that is cathartic for some people, but painful for others to watch. That catharsis is burning itself out, however, as I think it must. Which leaves us with half the game to go and a larger question: how do we complete the transition to a post-shock life? What part of Ulysses will be the same, and what part can never be the same? I respect your decision, and agree with you that “doomers” were grabbing the headlines (and still are). There is a mythology at work here, I feel, something that is cathartic for some people, but painful for others to watch. That catharsis is burning itself out, however, as I think it must. Which leaves us with half the game to go and a larger question: how do we complete the transition to a post-shock life? What part of Ulysses will be the same, and what part can never be the same?

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