To join or not to join

The last time my ARRL renewal came up I decided to renew.  This came after much thought.  I have been a member for over 55 years and have supported the ARRL as I felt the hobby needed a voice in the power centers of the world.  So, I sent in my funds for renewal.  I have to admit that wanting the 275 entity sticker for my DXCC was the main driving force behind my last renewal.  The fact is the ARRL does not need me anymore (if the ever did).  Their future is young people, contesters and big donors (especially big donors) not us old school CW operators.  Also, for a number of years QST magazine was a welcome benefit to membership.  I cannot remember the last time I got anything substantial from the publication.  In fact, I wrote this post on a flight from ATL to LGA and got all I could form the December 2022 issue before we reached altitude.

Note:  I did not vote in the latest ARRL 2022 decision election because I had nothing in common with the candidates.