This could also be a methodology of solidifying an uncompromising bias. The "given" was a pretty near unchangeable opinion. So, the chance for further solidification isn't something to be concerned

A mix of optimism and realism is a good choice I think. Helps you to take some chances, but still play things a bit safe.

We're looking at a lot of ways to detect simply "echoed" thoughts. For example, one method we're looking at is having sources be able to report one or more reasons for their opinion. This makes

Yep, I'm convinced, you are a hopeless romantic :-) Let's hope you're right.

In a broader context, I think your discussion of bias associated with downvoting does point to another frequent cause of bias: monetary concerns. People often become biased on a topic if it affects their

For example, someone I respect, someone who would never knowingly kill a spider, wasn't concerned about immigrants crossing the Rio Grande and being torn up by concertina wire. How do I debate such an

I have been optimistic in the past and then hit hard by being very incorrect about things that mattered to me Yes, I think that is one of the potential pitfalls of too much optimism. Pessimists even have

Having said that, I believe that your "against the tide" is not the average tide, but more from informed reference group kinds of waves. Yes, this is a good clarification. I'm assuming that you're

Introspection does have the weaknesses you describe, but I think it is possible to develop more skill at honest introspection with practice. And introspection has one big advantage, in that its readily

Honestly, I'm more prone to the latter form of confirmation bias, expecting things to be going wrong as things like that always do. From this line, I take it that you view yourself either as more of a

I'm a pessimist who insists on being optimistic. I... decide that life cannot be lived under a dark shadow For a pessimist, I think that is a healthy attitude. I think some forms of pessimism can lead

I would like to say that optimism is the best way to live, and maybe it be the happiest way to live, but I think the utility of optimism depends on the environment you live in. In safer environments, optimism

To be honest, I'm not really sure if I have correctly interpreted several things you said as well, and I think it is probably due to weaknesses in your English skills. But as someone who is trying to learn

How to assess yourself or others in this regard is a good question. I haven't given much thought as to how to do it best, mostly I just "do it" :-) When I think about it, I've probably used a

Yes, a lot of my posts are primarily written for other Hive devs (a relatively small group of people) and even for that audience I'm sure they are challenging to read. My posts on other topics will hopefully

the power of the community lies in its diversity I completely agree with this. Growing up in America, I was taught that diversity of cultures was one of its great strengths (although in practice I didn't

Actually I also do the same, although strictly speaking it is not generally a truly "imaginary" person, but often someone I know who has expressed differing opinions of the questions I'm considering.

That would only require a change to hivemind, since it is 2nd layer functionality. I'll ping @howo since he's working in this area to see what he thinks.

Yes, HAF can be extremely light nowadays, because you can just filter out operations you're not interested in, and that's the largest portion of the database by far.

Sorry, I misunderstood your question, didn't realize you were only talking about creating a community with an account token, I thought you wanted community members to be able to use account tokens in some