Man, there’s no one I find more polarizing on Steemit than @whatsup.
I always both like her and dislike her at the same time.
I find her readyness to agree to disagree admirable, but at the same time - as a Finnish person - I also consider it grating that there’s seemingly no way to get any genuine human reaction out of her.
I guess it’s possible that she really is that mature, but there’s always some skepticism applied when someone is actually mature and nice on the internet.
That said, I tend to read what she writes with interest.
It’s 04:45 AM, and I’m on my phone, so I’m not getting into the libertarianism/socialism thing here.
I will, however, say that if freedom sucks, it doesn’t have any value. The value of freedom comes from its potential to better lives.
Valuing something that’s worse than the alternative comes from simple autism.
And crypto is basically where the autists who are not into Pokémon speedrunning go to.
It’s usually one or the other.
Somethings that sucks to you may not suck to me. (regarding freedom)
I've never been everyone's cup of tea. lol and I know I am some what of an oddball, and I hold many unpopular view points.
On the other hand, I enjoy your humor, I appreciate your values, even though sometimes I think they are stupid. lol..
And I like you, but I am not saying that to try to make you feel guilty. I think my written tone is off-putting. In real life a lot of people like me. :) Or wait, maybe they don't maybe they just tell me that.
Oh no, now I am cycling into self-doubt.
Well, considering I’m a libertarian, I appreciate that we agree on it being stupid sometimes.
What I meant that it’d be refreshing to see you get annoyed sometimes, instead of being a robot.
But if you really are as good and mature of a person as your Steemit character, it’s commendable.
My first assumption with people is that they lie, that’s all.
I often read @whatsup as someone who is doing public relations services and crowd control, a spin artist; but not always.
haha, this is awkward, but kind of fun. Maybe I should do a post making sure I sound okay to all of y'all. :)
Don't do that. Be you.
I didn't mean it like that. :D
There's nothing wrong with you. It's just that you come off as a little too perfect, and it's suspicious.
Sometimes I'd like to slap you in the face and shout: "Be annoyed with me!"
Maybe it's just a sadomasochistic desire with some underlying sexual tension, who knows.
While we disagree on a few things, this is what I know...
If the three of us, you, @nonameslefttouse and I got together to have a glass of whiskey or the bottle, we would have a great time. There would be truths, heated arguments, the jokes would be dark, dank and hilarious. We would talk about our hopes and frustrations and probably be friends for life. In fact now I kind of want to do it. :)
So what if we disagree with the ever-changing financial model of Steem? I don't choose to focus on the disagreements. I get very annoyed with people and there are some I truly dislike neither of you fall into that category. Because you are both direct and honest, while I disagree with you, I respect you. That's all guys thanks for a great conversation.
I've been meaning to come back to this thread for quite some time to tell you that you don't come across as a spin artist much anymore these days. You changed! We all do. Your flow is much more genuine now.
It's funny though because I remembered this as something that sounded way more nasty but really, that was quite lighthearted, kinda funny, and whatever. People being people.
I'm pretty sure this was the rant I regretted in my post today. For some reason, this one and some of the conversations have always haunted me. The time I fucked up. That's how I always remembered it.
It wasn't that bad.
What an epic discussion. :)
I remember this too, but couldn't remember where or why we had it.
I've never been upset about it. I like trashing through various ideas. :)
I think I was trying to be more formal then. I had this idea of treat it like a job, or another explanation is I had just quit my 15-year executive position when I found steem and maybe it took a while for the formal communication to wear off. :)
What a journey, glad you are on it too.