There is a giftedness in creation and a requisite talent in bringing something to market and making it successful. Founders don't always carry both. They rely on others with leadership skills to fill-in-the-gap. I can respect the person rich in creativity while recognizing the importance of determining its viability.
True, although bad leadership has time and again run what started as a great idea into the ground. It's one reason why I place greater value on autonomy than on power structures.
I can appreciate Jobs's genius as much as Jordan's. They're different mediums but their brilliance is evident.
I appreciate both, but identify more with the former than the latter. It isn't an either or, which we both seem to agree on, but not everybody is so enlightened.
It was never a challenge finding my tribe. But I appreciated them significantly more when I returned to faith. While I'm adaptable and comfortable in many situations. At my core; I want my people.
My true tribe may not even exist, so just I try to be a decent human being and get along with my neighbors.
That's really sad. Its an innocent period of life when you should feel safe to be yourself without threat or harm because you're different.
I'm youngest of three. My siblings were terrible at times. They tried to tell me what to do like most would. Or pick on me when no ones looking. I was very sweet but no nonsense. I wasn't afraid of them. If they touched me. We were on the floor duking it out. For real.
My parents didn't allow fighting. Everyone got in trouble. I was punished but I stood up for myself. That served me well in later years when I encountered people who tested it. You can get flack for your appearance and possessions. People resent it. That's their problem. I won't be their scapegoat. I'm not a coward.
I'm the youngest of four, with an age gap greater than 10 years. I looked up to my siblings; literally and figuratively. They couldn't really fight with me, because they were so much bigger than I was.
I think society was always fractured. The melting pot you see today wasn't always the case. People segregated themselves and were comfortable in their nooks. Integration has created a scenario where you're encountering others unlike yourself more frequently than before.
In that sense, things are better now than they were then. It's complicated. What I'm taking about is the decline of family values, kids being raised by television or the internet, etc. Put a well-behaved child into an environment where their classmates are essentially raised by wolves, and bullying is going to be a problem. I'm not talking about ethnic differences or socioeconomic disparities.
It isn't about trivia per se. But the investment which sparked my comment. We can do a deep dive on nerd culture. I'd take that information and flip it. The idea would become a many tentacled entity whose revenue streams would emerge from the initial source.
There's certainly money to be made from nerd culture, if that's what you're saying. They tend to be more financially successful than average.
That's one of the reasons I answer questions. It allows me to gauge my knowledge on the subject through impromptu problem-solving which inevitably leads to a eureka or two. Sometimes I alter my answer (or remove it) because my solution is a product-in-the-making which revealed itself through the response.
I hear you. Sometimes, vocalizing an idea can elicit meaningful feedback or provide opportunities for growth.
It depends on your goals. I'm funding everything. When you accept outside support you're subject to their influence and demands. I don't want them impacting my creativity or moving the vision away from the one He's given.
That's the dream. I work a 9-5, but in an environment where I'm exposed to emerging technologies. I can then leverage what I learn in more personally-fulfilling directions. Eventually, I'll probably have to make a go of it on my own. If only for the sake of my own sanity. I may be an introvert, but not a natural follower. Give me creative control and autonomy to call the shots in my own life, however, and I'm happy.
I had game systems as a child. But they didn't appeal to me later on. I was busy joining social service and arts organizations and climbing the ladder. I entered finance in college. I was driven. Networking was my goal. Not video games.
That's a productive goal, but one that leaves me feeling hollow. I was always sketching and designing things, building models, taking things apart, learning the underlying fundamentals of how the world works. Including social ladders, although I'm more content with keeping such things a distance. That scene can be vicious. The way I see it, people are fundamentally no better than others regardless of whether they think they're at the top or on the bottom. And much of it does come down to what they think, with more basis in a shared illusion than in reality.
The correlation is probably influenced by the point of entry. If the hobby usually begins in youth it has assignments which others lack that start at later stages. The negative connotations attributed to some were never made for others. There's no deadbeat meme about liking golf. No one assumes you're immature or living in your mother's basement if you love the sport.
There's pros and cons to that. The message to the masses is dramatically different than the one presented to people in other groups. Both are reiterating stereotypes and subliminal tropes which reinforce the perspective they want to present. One is negative and uncultured and the second is refined and privileged. That filters from the top and influences behavior down the line.
Are you sure you want to cite golf as an example? "Golf widows" are a thing. A golf widow is a woman who is ignored at home while her husband plays golf. As far as I'm concerned, that qualifies as a dead-beat stereotype. Although I have played golf before, I long ago decided that whoever I marry won't be a golf widow. I plan to find time for her.
Although I don't have many regrets, my biggest regret is letting what others think of "Nerdy" interests influence discourage me. All of those missed opportunities to learn and apply my gifts and talents... but I'm not dead yet! I've had to rebuild my life with worn-out tools, but I'm mostly back where I should be. Hopefully, Lord willing, I have a few more productive decades left in me.
I avoid labels for myself. I love fashion. But I'm not a fashionista. I love good food but I'm not a foodie. I've never felt comfortable aligning my identity with interests. I can like it. But the moment it becomes I am this or that I've veered too far.
I prefer the simplicity of being His without accoutrements. Just Bella. That's enough.
I'm not big on labels either. My interests are varied and don't define me. At least not as far as I'm concerned. I do, however, find some groups more accepting of variations than others. Inspiring, even.