RE: Has anyone even asked Ned? - Steemian Festivals - SteemFest 3 Dilema
For Steemfest you can also join the livestreams from home for sure, so I hope I'm not forcing anyone to come. You have a good point about the travelling part. So I also like @pensiff's idea of linking up several 'train-ride-away' locations vs. having to fly. Flying is next to our global logistics backbone of ships burning crude oil the single most polluting behaviour of human mankind.
I think with the evolving Virtual Reality it won't be long we will start to see around the world drinkers and social / network events where you literally mix virtual and real together. Would definitely be the next leap forward for especially conferences and such. Beginnings are there, with online-conferences, but then you miss out on most of the social interactions which also account for a great part of the "worth" of the event.
I get that people like to travel and meet up and maybe score some "backroom deals" or something, but meetings like this really play into the general optics of crypto by the general public as being pump and dump schemes designed to benefit "early adopters".
No social media sites other than maybe reddit ever really had irl meetups of their members, but one could argue that the meetups had 0 impact on reddit's success, and the other sites got on just as well without them.
I am just not the person to even ask or discuss on matters such as this, I assess cost-benefit very differently and am more prone to diverting resources towards those who cannot amass said resources on their own.
For example, I gather that many people on steemit are extremely profit-oriented, or are brown-nosers and very "networking for one's own gain" type of people, so I'd rather throw a few hundred or a few thousand in a fire over being forced to pay to endure that kind of behavior in person.
And I'm not just saying all of this because I hate parties.
You have a very childish and immature view of people. You also do something called over analyse and think people are so degraded that they only think of profit. 99% of people on Steem Blockchain are not trying to maximise their ROI even though they can.
That will say your world view is completely flawed. You are suspicious of people going to meet other humans. Meeting humans is a real normal thing it's called being social. But instantly you become suspicious that they are planning something behind your back. Only a person living in deep scarcity would have that mindset.
You clearly also do not understand how life works. If someone comes up with a genius idea clearly they will benefit the most. Is that unfair to you? It's capitalism and real world. If you didn't know it already life is a competitive landscape. If you want rewards in life you have to be smart.
Also trying to make some point how meetings have made "0" difference without any evidence to back it up shows that you rely far too much on your logical mind and probably worships it. You are only projecting your own world view. I don't see greedy people because I'm not one of them. That will say you attract what you already are. So always start with yourself.
Proceeds to over analyze.
Nice.
And the historical record of everything is already on the blockchain, maybe you should look up voting patterns and how things got to be the way they are now.
You added 0 value in this comment barely put in an effort. I actually cared and put in an effort into my writing. When you argue and write comments you are suppose to add value right here not just redirect a person instantly. I actually took a look at your comments and found things to respond to while you clearly now showed that you lack that skill. Overall you are not putting out any real arguments for anything. It's just you ranting about random stuff without being part of a solution.
Historical record yes but what is your point? Are you a solution to a problem? Have any original ideas? Or just complain mode forever? Clearly you are on the Blockchain because you find it interesting so might as well focus on thriving instead of coping.
The fuck are you on about.
I'm addressing systemic inequality and inequity on the platform, blockchain, and by proxy within the world we live in through my actions on this account which are plain for all to see.
What are YOU doing.
There is no thing equal in nature. Sounds like you want some communist system. Clearly history has shown that it was flawed and didn't work. Capitalism has created the most amount of abundance. You use Tech that came because of capitalism. Want better results? Work smarter and more effective. There is no other answer.
This is what you clearly is in denial in. The 2 lessons of history is life is competition and selection. Read Will Durant. This is natural laws. Have any better systems? The time you took to complain you could have built a company made a profit and actually given people a job.
The world has gotten more fair for 300 years in a row which means you are not seeing reality for what is happening. And again I can see that you put low effort into comments.
LOL
Clearly you can't talk like an adult but goes back to 3 year old level here. Okay if you can't hold regular conversations in the comment thread then it's pointless to even try talking to you. You clearly cannot respond properly to my comment responses.