On Generosity #It'sOn
@Peter McCormack I love you but you are wrong and Mark Moss is right. At least in this instance. Before you get upset, let me explain. The person who toils for 20 years, honing their skill, up-leveling their "game" because they know what they want and are willing to work for it is more honest and moral (yes, I said moral) than the "volunteer" who is sacrificing their "time" to supposedly help others. The thing is nobody, and I mean nobody is truly generose. Why? Well because even when someone does a good deed, they get something in return. Whether that be an intrinsic good feeling, a self-appointed halo, or a healthy community for "the better to live-in, my dear". Etc, etc.. The only difference is, are you explicit about your returns through these acts of altruisms or not. As Saylor famously said, "there is no free lunch." Which leads me to my next point. As an engineer, we are painfully aware of gravity and friction. The good news is that you don't have to be an engineer to understand slippage and real world costs. And as a Bitcoiner, you are even more expected to make the case for why real costs matter. How else is Bitcoin valuable if it didn't require proof-of-work to issue Bitcoin in the real world. Notice how I keep "saying" real world, real life, real cost. That's because other digital "money" missed that fundamental point completely. Ethereum admits their tokens are "make belief" currency. Eth-heads live in an alternate reality created by programmers and would-be financiers completely devoid or real world consequences, by design. They reject nature, God and physics and would rather live in a man-made world. Not to get "religulous a la Bill Maher" but last time I checked, worshipping at the altar of human imaginations leads to idolatry. For those not classically trained, that means decomposition and decay. Religion is not there to constrain and admonish us. It is a system of beliefs honed over millennia to ensure our species survival. That's why ignoring the nature and purpose of the universe is outright dangerous and immoral. The universe requires real cost in the form of friction. Humans are the ultimate "friction machines". By creation, as God intended. We humans cannot escape our nature, we always want something. Even if we pretend to do something out of the goodness of our heart. Ultimately, we want love and acceptance. Maybe that's why some people who appear good and saintly are not that in the least. They disguise their true intentions and desires under the veil of generosity. In reality, nothing can be further than the truth. It is no excuse if that deep knowledge driving your seemingly self-less mission is somehow not stated publicly or privately. We are all tasked with knowing ourselves and understanding why we do what we do. Otherwise, how are we different than animals with base urges. Right? So, Peter McCormack, the person who is "generous" is not only dishonest and immoral but nothing short of a thief. They want payment. But they choose to get that due in a hidden manner, without your knowledge. They creep in the middle of the night, taking what they think is their's, all the while justifying their wrong-doing because of their "generosity." I don't know about you but I prefer the person who tells me what they want in exchange for what I'm offering without impropriety. I can say "No" and walk away. But how do you say "No" to a "saint"? That's how they get you. It's dangerous out there. Don't get scammed. The end.
