What is currently on your mind?

[Chesterton]

Just thinking what a difference in mindset there must be and how it affects emotion, when one considers how an analogue clock gives a person a sense of where they stand in the bigger picture as compared to being only an insignificant split second in digital time.

Yeah. If I pay attention to my cognition, I find that when I look at a digital readout, I'm usually sort of translating it in my mind to visualize an analogue readout with hands for better perspective. Or maybe not with hands, but like if it says 1:13, I'm visualizing where the number 13 is placed on a 360 degree circle. And if you use an expression like "it's half past one", nothing really passed one, the number just changed sort of by a quantum leap. Actually a bit disturbing if you think about it. I could go on, but I'll just say the Newtonian universe was more comfortable.

So, if you ever see me on the street and ask me for the time, expect a bit of a delay in my answering. I'm not being rude, it's just there's a lot to sort out.

 

[Chesterton]

I can sort of relate. Growing up in Texas, all the snow images were like some magical place far away lol.

I felt exactly the same. I admit I was kinda jealous of people who lived in colder climes, though I never had any desire to protest other people enjoying something.

 

[timothyu]

 

[Brad D.]

Just thinking what a difference in mindset there must be and how it affects emotion, when one considers how an analogue clock gives a person a sense of where they stand in the bigger picture as compared to being only an insignificant split second in digital time.

Even in this digital world I always take a map with me if traveling. Something about opening the pages and putting my finger on the exact spot I am in this world. It puts it in perspective for me that a digital display can't do.

 

[Chesterton]

I'm really sick of these blessings notifications. I'm dubious about blessings issued from software anyway. I got 300.00 blessings from "daily activity" yesterday, and I didn't even turn on my computer yesterday. I got blessed for my offline activity? I was very active; I should have gotten at least 300.10 blessings minimum.

 

[timothyu]

I'm dubious about blessings issued from software anyway.

Maybe bots are generous? There are at present 10 trackers on this page.

 

[Paidiske]

Maybe it would be more helpful to think of them as "rewards" rather than blessings.

 

[Chesterton]

Even then, I got "rewarded" for "daily activity" on a day when I had no activity. Kinda cheapens the idea, doesn't it? It's even worse than getting a participation trophy, because I didn't even show up to participate.

 

[Robban]

I'm really sick of these blessings notifications. I'm dubious about blessings issued from software anyway. I got 300.00 blessings from "daily activity" yesterday, and I didn't even turn on my computer yesterday. I got blessed for my offline activity? I was very active; I should have gotten at least 300.10 blessings minimum.

Blessings are like rain, if the soil has not been prepared to recieve it, it will run off.

Or alternative, with a cistern full of water, what is the use of it if the tap is closed.

 

[timothyu]

Kinda cheapens the idea, doesn't it? It's even worse than getting a participation trophy, because I didn't even show up to participate.

Mayb someone responded to your post and activated you in the 'system'

 

[Brad D.]

But what is the meaning of them what use are they?

 

[Paidiske]

Even then, I got "rewarded" for "daily activity" on a day when I had no activity. Kinda cheapens the idea, doesn't it? It's even worse than getting a participation trophy, because I didn't even show up to participate.

Is it over a 24-hour period? I don't know; it is a mystery...

As for what use they are, it used to be that you could use blessings to do things like upgrade avatars. I don't know what you can do with them now.

 

[Robban]

But what is the meaning of them what use are they?

I would had thought a form of recognition, otherwise it can be like the song,

"I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter."

 

[cherishedteddies]

It is only 8:30 pm and I am so tired. I was listening to Three dog night- on Youtube- one is the loneliest number, next A whiter shade of pale is playing. He is older here,singing with a symphony orchestra. He is singing and playing the organ.

 

[Brad D.]

I would had thought a form of recognition, otherwise it can be like the song,

"I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter."

If you were to write yourself a letter what would you say?

 

[Robban]

If you were to write yourself a letter what would you say?

I

"Hi, hope you are keeping well"

Well spaced out so it fills the paper or card.

 

[Chesterton]

Is it over a 24-hour period? I don't know; it is a mystery...

As for what use they are, it used to be that you could use blessings to do things like upgrade avatars. I don't know what you can do with them now.

Yeah I remember that. I never really had an avatar to upgrade, so I used to give away blessings at Christmas. Then one year there was a glitch or something where if you typed in 1,000 blessings, when you clicked submit it would change to 1. Like, you have tens of thousands of blessings and you gave me one? It seemed like it could almost be insulting, so I stopped doing that, lol.

 

[cherishedteddies]

No onion for me, thank you.

 

[Tuur]

If you were to write yourself a letter what would you say?

I've gone off in search of myself. If I come by before I return, keep me here until I get back.

 

[Tuur]

Looking at the whet rocks and sharpeners I have, and thinking I need to get a cheap tool box to put them all in.