Shining a light onto the uncomfortable things in life - and not being scared.
hive-174578·@lucylin·
0.000 HBDShining a light onto the uncomfortable things in life - and not being scared.
 This started off as an answer to @valued customer. His reply to my original post is here…. > _Something you didn't mention is that sticking your head up above the crowd gets it chopped off by collectivists looking for examples of uppity individualists to make to their obedient masses_. _Keep that in mind when shining a light into the darkness: it makes you a target, so undertake to first provide security before you do_. As per usual, I wandered off in all directions when giving my reply and thought it warranted a post all of it’s own. So here it is…(thanks to @valued-customer) #### _My meandering reply..._ It's not so much 'sticking heads above parapets' as placing bombs under apathetic arses... I've often wondered why I've often found myself in 'leader type' positions over the years. All _Unintentionally_. (I have no designs in that area, whatsoever - I never have). After visiting the world of social media, I'm now starting to understand the _why’s_, much more…. (And those realizations don't fill me with much joy, either, I can tell you...). Security? (safety?)  _A state of mind?_ ...From being 13 and getting on my bike to build up a car wash round, to getting on my bike again (literally) to find a job between school and college, to travelling around the world for 20 years without travel insurance, to sleeping rough in strange lands for three months, to landing in strange countries without a dime in my pocket - to calling out’ a boss' in Hong Kong for him being a dick...(_that_ was stupid move), to a hundred other examples...you get the picture, I hope. _Online safety_? You have none. It's a facade - and is _entirely_ dependent on the veracity of the aggressor. (and how deep their pockets/techy skills/connections, are). I've already learned that one... To quote a man greater than myself _'Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety._ The psi-op of 'safety' has been ongoing for decades now, Imo. Anti bacterial wipes for your kitchen? (for example) It had nothing to do with health, all to do with creating fear and paranoia...and unethical profits.(big pharma are the sellers/partners of many such products). _I grew up with cow shit under my fingernails for the first 10 years of my life. Meals and all!_ I never bought into much of the ‘fear’ or ‘safety’ psi -op. 'Safety' and 'fear' are cousins that look very similar to each other. Make sure you know which of the relatives you're talking to. #### _Both_ are negative sons of bitches!  In relation to hive - Unless this place ditches the milquetoast culture (or luckily on boards a 'killer app'), Hive needs to be very worried. 'Average', 'nice', safe, ‘politically correct’, _never_ won anything. (Except for trophies in mediocrity). #### I want hive to 'win' - for reasons other than token value. DPOS is a failure in governance – ‘leaders’ are not based on merit, just pocket size. What a bizarre method in which to structure things, if you think about it… In the 'real world', investors who are not skilled in running companies -_give_ their money (and trust), to others – To those who _are_ skilled in that area. DPOS doesn’t do that. The most 'average of Joe’s' in this system, can (and does) take up the mantle of ‘leader’. _It is not based on one single thing ***except*** stake size._ Hive needs to adapt (or wither?) steem/hive values already screams that out - but no one seems to like to look at the reality head on, not in these parts. I ain’t reiterating these things _again_. So, if ‘shining a light into the darkness’ illuminates flaws, then so be it. Hive will have more chance of success by ‘shining lights on it's warts’ , than pretending that they don’t exist. *** This is not financial advice, I have no debt, no masters to serve, no needy partner to cuck to, no ambitions to impress anyone, and not a greedy bone in my body. Hang on a minute!!!! Does this make a leader?  _lol_