RE: The power of invisibility on Steem
I remember a long time ago watching some interviews/clips with Dan Larimer referring to a vision of the Steem blockchain as a "repository of information" that would be kept as a record for the future... whether it be technical analysis if Bitcoin, the best ever recipe for Tacos, or a philosophical discussion of the importance of meditation.
Ideals are beautiful, but has a sad tendency to get derailed by human nature which can be a very ambiguous and fickle thing.
We now have this generation to allude to, whose primary concern is "MY life. Now." with little natural (or learned) curiosity about how they got where they are, perhaps because they had "Snowplow Parents" and thus have never had an actual cause to critically assess the reality of their surroundings. Including memories of "glory days" because they were sheltered from experiencing obstacles that needed to be overcome "against all odds."
I'm currently selling off a bunch of "old family stuff" on eBay because our adult kids (27, 31, 32) have clearly expressed that they have no interest. And so, rather than have these meaningful relics end up in a garage sale for 50 cents, we let them go now so at least we can "translate" them into funds to have more enjoyable experiences now.
Hopefully, there will be a Steem blockchain 50 years from now, where our by then middle-aged grandchildren can come back and read about life as it existed, when their grandparents were alive... is that "ego?" Or is it merely leaving a trail of breadcrumbs on the pages of history...
Since childhood, I have recognized the future dangers of what is termed here, snowplow parenting. I think it might be because I didn't have that "luxury", but had the opportunity to sit alone and observe those who did.
It can be more than that.
About a decade ago, my wife took a child's competition ballroom dress to a flea market. The dress was hand made and worth around $2000 dollars. She put a $15 price tag on it. We were there cleaning the table and a woman in her 20s happened to look at it and made a call, saying she had found the perfect dress. My wife's face sank as she realized it was likely going to be used as a prop for a hen's night. My wife said to the woman, it is a lovely dress and it had served well through many competitions. And the woman was even more excited and said - "it is my little sister's first competition and this will be her first dress and we couldn't afford to buy new. We didn't think we would find one at all."
Who knows, new cherished memories could be created.
Both I'd say. We all think that who we are is important enough to leave a trace off us for our children to know. Since early on I have been openly putting messages to my daughter on the blockchain, just in case.
!ENGAGE 30
@denmarkguy you have received
30 ENGAGEfrom @tarazkp!View and trade the tokens on Steem Engine.