Hi Tengo, appreciate the thoughtful comment... I really need to get more onboard with Threads; I've typically gone pretty "light" on anything related to LeoFinance because so little of my content

I can't help but think that a substantial part of the issue can be traced back to a post-WWII notion that "automation" would be humanity's golden ticket to more leisure time. Now, we haven't

First, thanks for the thoughtful comment. As I briefly mentioned elsewhere, I was originally drawn to this whole circus because I was interested in the Internet of PEOPLE, 25 years back; fascinated by

Which sort of points back to the whole honesty vs. deception issue... and with that, the sad reality that a significant percentage of humanity is given to "behaving badly" in the presence of

Lying is bad. Lying about it (by omission) was a substantial part of what made bid bots a problem. If the presence of a "PROMOTED CONTENT" label had immediately appeared on any post with a bid

Yes, a very valid point. I remember back on "Hive 1.0" there was a significant movement trying to emphasize the community as being part of "The Internet of PEOPLE" rather than "The

"Community cats" seem to be becoming a more commonplace thing to see around the world. I love cats (even helped care for a feral cat colony near my work, many years ago) but feral cats only

Seems like it doesn't really matter what we do, something is always going to go in an unexpected direction!

I have no idea where it's all going to end. The more elaborate the security gets, the more elaborate the hacking tools will get. As for that saying, I learned it from a Lebanese college buddy who grew

Heh...! Reminds me a bit of how my wife occasionally turns to me and says "I see stupid people."

Hello @cuddlekitten!

That sounds like a good way to handle it... the sad thing about 2FA is that it doesn't actually make me feel like my stuff is any safer. The only kind I actually don't mind" is one of my Visa cards

I have just never been of the opinion that people need to be able to get to me every waking moment of my existence! I mostly keep my phone close by, but most of the time it's muted so I don't have to listen

Thanks for the kind words @carolinacardoza, I enjoy trying to capture what I see with my "inner eyes" when I go for walks in my surroundings.

Hello @cuddlekitten, nice to see you again!

It's definitely a mystery, of sorts! But also fascinating to study!

Hello @cuddlekitten!

When I was a newbie, giveaway posts were sort of interesting, but these days I just don't care. When I was a couple of years in, I hosted a few giveaway "challenge" posts, but they were always

It was definitely a bright spot in a world that often seems to not care! I've generally had pretty good luck with customer service at Costco... they treat their employees really well, and people are generally

Hi @cuddlekitten, nice to see you!