Repliesgenuineoptimist (30)in vision • 5 years agoRE: Vision Impact Leadership IntroVision Impact Leadership is a professional development and leadership training organization. We help leaders build thriving cultures with less power struggles. Sign up for one of our retreats at…steemitboard (66)in optimism • 5 years agoRE: A Renaissance is comingCongratulations @genuineoptimist! You received a personal award! Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 2 years! You can view your badges on your Steem Board and compare to…steemitboard (66)in optimism • 6 years agoRE: A Renaissance is comingCongratulations @genuineoptimist! You have completed the following achievement on Steemit and have been rewarded with new badge(s) : Award for the number of upvotes received Click on the…msasaki (25)in life • 7 years agoRE: Life and Mean PeopleThe biggest thing to remember when dealing with people you may not necessarily agree with is that we are all entitled to our own opinions. How a person acts, what a person says, what decisions are…msasaki (25)in decentralize • 7 years agoRE: Genuine OptimismYou have high hopes for the future and an overwhelming right to do so. What I particularly like is that the word "optimist" is who you claim to be. By definition, an optimist is a person who…leslietanya (25)in life • 7 years agoRE: Speculators and LifeSpeculator is a person who trades derivatives, commodities, bonds, equities or currencies with a higher than average risk in return for a higher-than-average profit potential. Speculators take large…leslietanya (25)in centralization • 7 years agoRE: The Real Problem We FaceAn open mind is definitely a smart thing to have. Narrowing our thinking will not only harm our ability to see other viewpoints but also block the ability for us to progress in our understanding.…ashburge20 (25)in decentralization • 7 years agoRE: This is Why We DecentralizeI really like this point of view. We discussed it in class as well and I think it makes some really great points on both sides of the political spectrum. I also think it only deals in extremes.…ashburge20 (25)in decentralize • 7 years agoRE: Genuine OptimismThis is a great idea but I think it is much more difficult to accomplish. I think everybody likes the idea of decentralizing power but it is really hard to actually accomplish. I think that we all…ashburge20 (25)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoRE: Why Large Coin Supply in Some Crypto Currencies?You had talked about bitcoin and crypto coin in class but I had not heard about it before then, but this helped me to understand it a lot better. Thank you for posting this. -Ashleeashburge20 (25)in optimism • 7 years agoRE: Optimism, The TruthI completely agree. I like your perspective on optimism and how it could simply be an idea to create something better. If you put everything into that idea it will give you something to hold onto…ashburge20 (25)in life • 7 years agoRE: Life and Mean PeopleThis is so great. I think in doing the best you can and not reciprocating what they are trying to cause is the only thing you can do. People like that are always looking for something to make them…rivicht (25)in centralization • 7 years agoRE: The Real Problem We FaceI agree with the principle of keeping an open mind about things, but what's with the generalizations about groups of people? "Liberal democrats avoid most every form of personal responsibility"…tbrownie (25)in centralization • 7 years agoRE: The Real Problem We FaceThe political dissonance within parties is disproportionate to their resolve to serve the people who put them in office. The extreme views and positions held by each political facet does nothing to…lionmask (25)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoRE: Why Large Coin Supply in Some Crypto Currencies?Reasons can vary per coin. For example, with Ripple- any time there is a transaction some XRP is burned. As more transactions and micro transactions occur, a lot of ripple will be lost- thus why…jhoureal (25)in optimism • 7 years agoRE: Deliberate FreedomBeing a student in your class and observing the way you teach, alone shows that you care about our freedom. Allowing us to think for ourselves instead of degrading our voices by having us use…ashburge20 (25)in centralization • 7 years agoRE: The Real Problem We FaceI really like this point of view. We discussed it in class as well and I think it makes some really great points on both sides of the political spectrum. I also think it only deals in extremes.…britlewis (25)in optimism • 7 years agoRE: Deliberate FreedomI think that letting students speak their voice opinion and thoughts are vital. We are in parts of our lives where we need to be heard. We need to be able to have our own opinions. So many times I…ashburge20 (25)in optimism • 7 years agoRE: Deliberate FreedomAs a student in your Ethics in Communication class I appreciate the way you teach. I like that we do not feel pressured to think a certain way or prepare assignments based on what we think you would…tbrownie (25)in optimism • 7 years agoRE: Deliberate FreedomIt is an unfortunate conundrum that students are subject to power differentials between themselves and their professors. Free thinking and growth are what most students are trying to develop; they…