Hi @roleerob,
Thank you kindly for the response.
From my perceptions of your age, I am ~ a generation older than you and I fundamentally don't trust the "virtual world." As I have said more than once to family and friends:
I'm 34, maybe you are :)
I've struggled with it on and off, in terms of my level of "trust." Even video chats with people I've never met before in real life. I start tripping out a little and wondering if I'm actually talking to an advanced AI. It sounds a little nuts, but I remember the "old life" so to speak, and how vastly different thing are. I think I very much understand what you mean my friend.
That said, I surprised myself by deciding one fateful day, to "jump in" to engaging here on these blockchains. On the basis of the experience providing some more "due diligence" to better understand the "user case" for my investment and whether I should continue to be a HODLer. And here I am. About to complete my 2nd year ...
There is something unique about this place. I've met a ton of INFJ's (I'm one as well) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator (personality types if you are not familiar, INFJ is the rarest in the world.)
By nature, if I am going to do something, I am typically "all in." So ... I either make no comment at all or "make it count." In my view, it adds value to the work of others. And that is why I am here. To do my small part to increase the value of the tokens undergirding these blockchains. Sadly, with the EIP changes of HF 21 / 22, commenting dropped off considerably. The "oligarchy" decided it was beneficial and, for the most part, still defend it ...
I appreciate this perspective. I tend to write simple responses to simple comments, and sometimes I comment small comments. It depends on my mood I guess, I do like the more engaging comments for sure!
Unfortunately in terms of adding value, I think the hardest part is definitely adoption, but I have not given up hope that we might see our day here. Given the current world circumstances, and many people starting to realize things, I would not be surprised to see an influx of new accounts.
Another note on adding value. I think some of the simplified apps like appix are a great idea for adoption. Although people like us enjoy the intricacies, the majority of people don't seem to. At least for social media.
I look forward to future "rounds!" 🙂 👍 In the meantime, if you have the time to provide me a link to anything you have written ...
Likewise! I have been planning to go through my posts actually and compile some relevant literature to what is going on. One is a short story, with a philosophical undertone regarding money.
Subliminals are interesting. I wonder how much subliminal programming can be attributed to our current world state?
I think I'll end it there. :)
Thanks again for the conversation!
"In here" briefly, this morning @futuremind, I cannot do justice, in the time I have, to all you have written, but wanted to respond. Yes, my friend ...
... I am old enough to be your father, as I have 3 children older than that. I prefer "older brother" ...😉
Interesting you mention the Myers Briggs types, as I was "subjected" to that more than once in my career. I am an INTJ. Seems once I was told they are the rarest, but I have frankly never looked into it that much.
A quick glance at your supplied link and I see the reference to intuition, to which you alluded earlier. The word I would use for myself is discerning. A highly respected colleague of mine referred to me as astute. What I know about myself is I too often seem to "see" what others either don't or are unwilling to acknowledge. Worse, I have no problem with "talking straight" to "shine the light" on what many would avoid, due to their conflict aversion, amongst their other personality traits ...
One is no better or worse than another. Simply different. How boring would the world be if we were all the same? 🙂
As for your reference to AI and (my assumption of the link ...) what is already possible with creations of "virtual reality," let alone the future, is very sobering. On the subliminals link, I will have to look into that more, as time permits.
Remain well and have a great day!
P.S. I do not know if you are ever in Discord, but my account in there is @roleerob#3299. There is a definite boundary I will not cross in having more personal information "immutably enshrined" on these blockchains ...
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Myers–Briggs Type Indicator
The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an introspective self-report questionnaire indicating differing psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions.The original versions of the MBTI were constructed by two Americans, Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. The MBTI is based on the conceptual theory proposed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, who had speculated that people experience the world using four principal psychological functions – sensation, intuition, feeling, and thinking – and that one of these four functions is dominant for a person most of the time. The four categories are Introversion/Extraversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, Judging/Perception. Each person is said to have one preferred quality from each category, producing 16 unique types.
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Well aren't you a useful bot! :) Pretty cool.
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