I was relating to a co-worker about the struggle of being a software developer and the notion that no one knows (or cares) what it is I do. To many a computer is just a black box that does stuff.

Then I realized this applies to many things. These days, People don't even know what their car does, it's just a horseless carriage that moves along a plane. Not that I know much more, but I do a little.

Contrast that with the people that came before us. They were so much more capable than people now. Heck, even a generation ago. My uncle rebuilt an old 1950s truck. he didn't know what the hell he was doing. He figured it out though.

We're lesser people now, myself included. And it just breaks my heart.

The masculine urge to stand on my porch with a shotgun and say "we don't like you 'round these parts" to passersby

No dogma.

The greek word "Pharmakeia" covers some pretty broad categories. It can be translated into pharmacy and sorcery.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%86%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1

I once was offered enough mushrooms that would allow me to "talk to God".

I declined (although was tempted)

Shortly after I learned that taking drugs (and other sorcery) is forbidden if you're a Christian. The bible uses the word "Pharmakeia" for this.

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I don't know.

I am thinking of trust as a signal of people who have proved they have valuable things to say. If they follow someone, I would think that person is also highly trustworthy.

lots of assumptions made.

I am learning so much about printer cables and electricity today

Old Boston has a lot of places with stone pavements, still.

100% the only time I can recall is being in an old historical district.

Having pity for people is a superpower. Self-pity is destructive.

In hindsight, anytime I think of all the toxic rubes on the internet, all I can imagine is the witch from Wizard of Oz screaching

"I'M MELTING!!!"

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Sometimes I still get surprised that Bitcoiners are not more right-wing.

I've been trying to make the extra effort of tagging posts I spend more than a glance at. I am curious how much the search by tag feature is used (on Coracle)

Yes

Hahah! You fell for my trap, I now have some of your bitcoin!

I still won't use it.

That is what I meant. Within your own network, if someone that is highly trusted follows someone else the score change should be more significant.

Sweet! Love that this came over to Coracle. 👨‍🍳😘.

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I think that in the Web of Trust (WoT), if you are followed or muted by highly trusted members of the network, the change in your WoT should be more significant.

I hate how much I devolve into a chimp whenever trending people follows me. The few times it has.

You know a drink is good when you can taste the high-fructose corn syrup drizzling down your gullet