Imagine the Original Social Media (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Channel: ThinkTech Hawaii
Date: 05/01/2023

Fighter Squadron 'Doofer Books'.  The host for this show is Dan 'Fig' Leaf.  The guest is Bruce 'Spike' Benyshek.  

Long before Facebook (Meta), Twitter and Instagram, fighter squadrons used ledger books to share stories, humor, and commentary in a similar paradigm.

Doofer Books were havens of free expression with rules. Pilots required a callsign to make an entry (post), and had to date and sign what they wrote. Squadron mates served as fact-checkers, usually requiring a standard of '10% truth.' Every good fighter squadron had gifted scribes and artists producing funny, biting, and insightful posts.

Fig and guest 'Spike' Benyshek - noted Old Fighter Pilot - discuss the nature and value of the Doofer Books as a way to blow off steam in high-speed, high-stress world of fighter aviation.

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