You said, "I usually end up with more..."
Sounds like a strategy.
Discussion
I can’t control how you choose to misinterpret my words.
Does anyone else think I misinterpreted something?
Who else are you talking to? We are having a conversation here. 😂
I think the poster was just making an observation - “looking back whenever I have given more I seemed to end up actually getting more”
I think the strategy is to be generous (give it away) but the outcome may be the strategy fails (you receive more than you gave).
I wrote “Fails” which is not really correct at all; sorry; I meant the strategy worked (you gave) but the outcome was a surprise (you had more in the end)
Coming back to this because I want to be sure my point wasn’t missed here. The point is not that this is some strategy to “get more” back. The comment was an observation, looking back on my own experience, that being generous is not a zero sum game, and therefore we shouldn’t be reluctant to be generous on the basis that we won’t have enough for ourselves.
Okay, I get that. It does seem to always flow back with some extra. Being generous is never a source of stress.
I think “I usually end up with more…” is an observation. And maybe nostr:nprofile1qqs03ekxgdp0rczjfqrrpcn7zqtdec6lcwnpfesyxnl0f239qvege2gpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ucpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcpvmk49 is only trying to tell us what has worked for him.
It might or might not work for someone else.
Sometimes we can get stuck in words or semantics, just like we sometimes get lost in being overly greedy and don’t let go of a few coins for something that has been really helpful to us or has made us happy.
Think of a musician on the street, creating atmosphere. You can decide to just consume, and that’s ok, but if you share something that wont hurt you, but it will contribute something to that person.
Same with open source. You can just use it, but if you contribute, you will end up getting so much more by learning how things actually work.
I would normally not respond so much.
But I have been a victim of thinking it is just a strategy in my past. And thought I could share a different view.
Maybe this time invested is a form of contribution.
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