A conversation i had with a fellow member recently:

I don't think the site is the problem, it's a place to help people, some of the members have been on for a long time some take breaks and reemerge every few months and some are avid and live search religiously.

For the most part for me I am the same, been on the forums long enough. At one point I walked away for 8 months. There wasn't much difference when I revisited. Times change and so does the hobby.

I feel overwhelmed sometimes with so much coral. While I do enjoy looking at corals sometimes I need a break

The problems is self inflictedWhen you get so consumed into a product then you are reliant on the next quick fix, which is for most of us corals.

They are like gardens, some can keep it lush others not so much, it's the coral thumb.

All the problems caused is self error

do you think due to the hobby some people want to go out and travel but can't?

As the weather gets better we find ourselves packing the lawn chairs and camping gear to get some of the wonderful outdoors we pay so dearly for*

Yes as the weather is nice people don't visit the forums as much

Forsure man, I don't want to go for vacation because 12k in corals need to be tended to

But there comes a time when we all need to fly, the menautiny (not sure if I spelled it correct) of same same gets boring, we as humans need challenge that is what keeps us ticking so vacations or changing things up becomes second natureSent from Samsung Mobile