(Tony Flanders) wrote in message ...
Those from one location
Should not be quick in condemning the
Protective measures taken by others in other locations.
The people of sci-astro-amateur live in widely varying locations.

True enough. But in my experience, most of the variation is in
people's subjective reactions...
In my experience, most Americans live in fear much more than they
should, and their lives suffer accordingly. People were much bolder
when I was a child...

Provincial naivete. "Most Americans" live completely outside your
experince (and are much bolder than you).

Of course, this does not detract from the appreciation that saa has
for your agonized efforts at analyzing the aspects of amateur
astronomy which interest you.