Sooo... haven‘t posted for a long time now.
Why?
Somehow I stumbled into this ONO Builders group some weeks ago. Still wondering how that happened...
But they told me:
„All flows naturally!“ And I believe in this!
I had a Feng Shui course several years before. I studied two years for it. Understanding some things about chinese philosophy.
That everything in the world is somehow connected.
And everything that developes and what we do always carries the seed of the opposite.
That‘s what the symbol of Yin and Yang tells us. The small Yin in the big Yang and other way round.
For me as a still Steemit newbie (joined december), it felt quite strange to meet people like the famous @Stellabelle.
And there are lots more of great people in this group, wanting to do something for a community where noone outside of China was even able to try yet how the app works...
But Why Do We Engage?
Those like me, who came from Steemit (and still also are there, in fact there is no better or worse),
often say, that they are not okay with how things started working there. You know... the voting bot and greed discussions... I think we can talk open about this, can‘t we? We NEED to talk open about these things.
We want to build a community, where the community is the most important thing! Not the money. Wether it‘s called Steemit or ONO.
During my time on Steemit, I had to realize, that this is a very difficult topic for myself. Would I really be here, if money was not involved?
How much is Steemit about communication and engaging with others? How much about the money? How much am I about engaging with others? And how much am I just wanting money?
I think we all want to communicate with the posts we do. We want attention. We want to tell our story. Some of us want to teach others something they don‘t seem to know.
It is our way of engaging with others on Steemit. Money is a big incentive in it. But should it ever become the most important one?
Many of us are idealistic.
Seeing a world changing future in blockchains...
I also do so!
I even think they can become as important as the invention of the internet itself.
But it needs a good community to grow them in a good way. To make more and more people believe in them. This is the higher goal for me.
ONO understands that a community is about engaging with others. About building communities.
And that everyone is equal in personality. That‘s what I understand when I read the whitepaper. And it’s my reason for staying in this group and wanting to find ways to help ONO building their community.
But with doing this we always also have to take a good look on our own intentions. Am I still on the right path? Has the opposite already developed in myself?
Where am I right now in this big circle of Yin and Yang?
Reminding myself that we all are something and almost nothing in that big circle
How easy can it happen, that we want to do something good and it turns out at the end as the opposite? How easy is it to lose our path in this fast internet community time?
I want to ask myself these questions every day now:
„Do I still follow my heart? Do I still follow good intentions and the most important incentives? Those of engaging in people and community?Am I still on the right path?“
With knowing the principle of Yin and Yang... I can try to be as self aware as I can... but it still always carries the seed of the opposite in it.
It’s important to create self awareness each day new and with everything we do
Boy... this is serious stuff! Need some fun music right now!
Let‘s always keep our sense of humour! We are community! Our planet makes us to one! We all are part of a Rube Goldberg Machine...
Love, peace and freedom to all of you!
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Okay I said to myself that I would not be distracted by the video but we'll it was just to fun to watch while reading your thoughts.
Steemit is an experiment as I see that is trying to figure out what's humanity is all about.
A lot of people were involved in thinking it would be a great Platform for freedom, equality and Engagement. I still think it still has that potential but has been sidetracked by the lure of easy money.
Right now it is the gold rush or part of the gold rush where the early adopters are stacking as much claim and gold as they can as the robber barons like Haijen make it that only the greedy prosper here. ..but I have seen so many wonderful things in the platform.
I have seen how it made it possible for some Venezuelans I know to make a living and earn multiple min wage incomes here in Steemit as opposed to what they can do in their country. To then it is not of amassing wealth but of one of survival and getting to eat.
I know a lot of us are ready to give up on Steem but there is still good that we can do.
Now talking about ONo oh yes I am so excited about it. It is as if you said life goes full circle and maybe a platform where dreAm builders and the alturistic will have a place to create the change they want in the world.
Thank you for dropping by! :-) I also hope so! I want to encourage us, to always remember, why we are here!
that mask!! :3
Hahahaa... yeah! I decided to try Super Partner video. If I manage, you will see this mask again. Am still a little scared. If I can do this... I will just try.
I'm so glad that I didn't see the video until after I read your post.
It's been a while mein freund. I'm glad that you are still around, I havn't really been engaging that much this last month. I don't know much about Uno, most of the data I have learned has been from your posts and resteems. It is interesting to say the least. I've tried looking info up on the net, but have not had much luck the few times I tried.
As concerning your point. "Would I be here if not for the money." I think that those of us who are awake to the corporations cashing in on our "personal data," are just a bit tired of not getting our cut of the deal. I don't think that one should concern themselves with any sort of moral objection to seeking some sort of "reward" for engagement. For at least a decade these companies have been milking us like cows, there is no harm in expecting a percentage of this milking. I'm a bit more concerned with those who willfully except being a commodity without expecting some sort of compensation for it.
I would like to one day see a platform that allows long term rewards for substantial contributions. Like a place to share works that don't have a set time for viewers to reward them. I'm not really sure what exactly this would look like, but it seems that one day this may be a reality. It may not be Steemit, or Uno, but one day a group will create a network that allows us little people to produce and consume data/writing/music/laughter/and social interactions while reaping a long term benefit in doing so. Otherwise why would we even engage in the long term.
Don't mind my ramblings. It's good to read your works again. Have a great day.
Wow you are still here! Yes indeed, it‘s been a while! ^^ I almost don‘t spend time on Steemit anymore.
I think ONO will be more like Facebook. It will be very much about getting in contact with people. Engaging in communities. Something I find very hard to do on Steemit.
Have you tried Medium yet?
@Stellabelle is publishing there.
Maybe you can share and promote your work by using several platforms. Would love to see you successful with your work.
I will add some links for you.
https://www.ono.chat/en/
https://medium.com/@ONOsocial/explain-ono-to-me-like-im-5-29c8194d1bcb
https://steemit.com/ono/@ghulammujtaba/ono-frequently-asked-questions-page-1-25
„mein Freund“... lol!!!