d wrote:

What is, and has been, needed is fresh blood in the hobby. How many
THOUSAND more hams would there be right NOW if the dumbasses (you know
who you are) that have fought dropping the pathetically obsolete
requirement for Morse hadn't been so short-sighted?

Short sighted? How many THOUSAND more hams would there be right now if the
dumbasses (you know who you are) would have buckled down and learned a measly
five words per minute?