This isn’t going to stop, just have to hope enough consumers have the wherewithal to say no to this sort of thing.

It makes me deeply uncomfortable to entertain the thought that “the paper towel industry” is an entity out to manipulate me.

As someone who usually lurks on most forums, it’s a combination of not really being completely comfortable with the culture and group dynamics of smaller communities, and also just never feel compelled to add something. Usually I just see someone else has said something pretty close to what I was thinking and I just shrug and say “eh, close enough” and move on.

You might be being a bit too harsh on Voyager. They aren’t as good as The Visitor, but Living Witness and Blink of an Eye are both really great and have always stuck with me.