Mountain Project is better and more entertaining than Facebook.

No super useless untargeted ads clogging up everything here.

Even if we wildly disagree and it turns into a weird shitshow, at least we're all climbers so there's that connection.

I don't feel icky after checking in here 10 times a day. I literally feel like less of an individual after logging off Facebook.

Everything here is all open to everyone instead of different private groups.

Mountain Project isn't inherently depressing.

There's actual gold in so many posts here, inspiring and informative stuff galore. You gotta wade through the crap sometimes but it's there.

Yes I work a full-time job and live 90 minutes from Moab so most of my free time is climbing, BASE, crazy fun hikes etc so I'm not a slave to my phone. Just my thoughts after a rare free day where I've been bouncing back an forth between the two sites.

I'm not on Instagram, twitter, and have no clue what Tik Tik really even is so I just chose this comparison.

Happy to entertain

Wholeheartedly agreed. Entertaining, enlightening and edifying, at times.

After years of hashtagging everything, I finally realized that participating in social media was detrimental to my enjoyment of climbing, and of life itself. With the encouragement of a couple partners (Luke N. and Alex G.), I pulled the plug and have been significantly happier and more productive.

I spend a decent amount of time on MP and have gained a lot from it: friends, information, deals and hearty guffaws.

Thanks to all who contribute and interact here.

You’re welcome.

Imagine how good it would be if there was no post limit, and veterans like Werner didn’t get canceled for using bad words!

Kevin Worrallwrote:

Imagine how good it would be if there was no post limit, and veterans like Werner didn’t get canceled for using bad words!

He got banned?! You have to cross a lot of lines to be banned on here these days. I’ve half heartedly tried to be banned before and couldn’t swing it. Would love to see what he said.

Been IG and all other social(except this) free for a little while now.

MP and checking ascents on 8a is what I’m keeping up with for better or worse

Kevin Worrallwrote:

Imagine how good it would be if there was no post limit, and veterans like Werner didn’t get canceled for using bad words!

Totally agree with Hank and also with Kevin here.  I  won’t pretend to understand or agree with the censorship.

 I value the voices of those who have ideas or comments that I wouldn’t come up with myself.  

They either provide a new perspective for growth, or else a good target for concerted online bullying and ridicule.  Lol 

But seriously, canceling people only backfires, and makes you soft and boring. 

He got banned?! You have to cross a lot of lines to be banned on here these days. I’ve half heartedly tried to be banned before and couldn’t swing it. Would love to see what he said.

He got penalty boxed, as I did for copying his post. It’s on the fourth page of the Freestone thread, around post 8. Somebody else copied it also.

I think the key to getting spanked is to make any comment that might possibly offend a female. The climbing industry loves the LADIE$$ !

Ah, that would do it. Guess that’s why I didn’t get the boot, cause I actually respect women.

Darn those females and their expecting some extra decency after all those millennia of coasting. Next thing you know they’ll want things like equal pay and basic bodily autonomy </s>

This is bizarre, I am deeply concerned for you. Do you not own a shih Tzu? They are more fulfilling with their little paws.

I just got this and like it’s wayyyy better thé any other social media and the photos of the climbs and stuff on here is so cool. I feel like the climbers in general are just really inviting and nice. So it’s been way better so far.  

Skyler Scruggswrote:

Been IG and all other social(except this) free for a little while now.

MP and checking ascents on 8a is what I’m keeping up with for better or worse

Great pic, what crag is that? Looks mega

John Clarkwrote:

Ah, that would do it. Guess that’s why I didn’t get the boot, cause I actually respect women.

Darn those females and their expecting some extra decency after all those millennia of coasting. Next thing you know they’ll want things like equal pay and basic bodily autonomy

Going on 8 or 9 years no FB/IG/Twitter. MP is much better and doesn’t make me hate the world.

F r i t zwrote:

Wholeheartedly agreed. Entertaining, enlightening and edifying, at times.

Missing photo of Gote.  Gotes are best thing on MP.

Re censorship: I suspect 99% of the "censorship" here is because people break rule #1: don't be a jerk.

Dunno…I see it as being because of the easily triggered snowflake population in climbing today.

Kevin Worrallwrote:

Dunno…I see it as being because of the easily triggered snowflake population in climbing today.

Kevin Worrallwrote:

Dunno…I see it as being because of the easily triggered snowflake population in climbing today.

I dunno KW, there are a lot of kids out there today you would definitely call nancy little snowflakes that climb wayyyyy harder than you ever did and in bolder style. You can have a conscious and still climb hard. 

You'll be surprised if you live long enough, to find out that yes, the children are mostly wrong. I know I was...

I dunno KW, there are a lot of kids out there today you would definitely call nancy little snowflakes that climb wayyyyy harder than you ever did and in bolder style. You can have a conscious and still climb hard.

What does my climbing ability or anybody else’s have to do with this? 

Ever read the First Amendment?

You'll be surprised if you live long enough, to find out that yes, the children are mostly wrong. I know I was...

Yep, when I was a teenager I thought rap bolting and hangdogging would always be cheating!