I got my ham license at 16, later used it at work extensively (non-commercial, research projects), but mostly set it aside in 2016 due to the incessant discuss

I got my ham license at 16, later used it at work extensively (non-commercial, research projects), but mostly set it aside in 2016 due to the incessant discussion of hateful politics on the local 2m band. I upgraded to general but my HF setup is portable (no permanent antenna) so it’s harder to hop on, but I hope those bands are less bigoted, or at least, the bigots keep to themselves.