Very good post. A little long but very good :-)
I get the occasional well intentioned TL/DR comment when people care enough to post it, but I recognize most people simply won't read it. I have come to accept I am from a different era...I haven't even been able to use the acronyms like "BRB", "YMMV" or "SMH", though I have found I am capable of LOL and ROTFLMAO...:) And the smiley face emoticon too-I guess those never had analogues back in the day.
which portion(s) of this post do you suggest to delete to make it shorter and easier for you?