While self-driving cars seem like a good idea from a safety perspective, they don't actually do anything to solve the gridlock problem which requires actually getting vehicles off the road. It would not

Amazing how much our pasts can continue to linger in the shadows. Sounds like you were able to "walk through" your process, so good for you! I had a time in my life when it seemed like almost

I definitely like the idea of onboarding people, but would feel more comfortable doing so into niche interest communities... but with the exception of LeoFinance, none really have their shyte together

Authenticity does get exhausting sometimes, and it can be tempting to just start following the crowd. But pretending that something that doesn't fit me sensibilities is OK is also tiring...

Having to sort through and fact check as much as we have to does get overwhelming and exhausting... but we have to get our information somewhere.

The whole "because the code allows it" line of reasoning gets rather tired after a while especially when it obviously ignores such thi gs as consistency and taking right action.

A large part of it is, indeed, just noise and false information... often served up with less of an intent to actually inform than to somehow profit from people's gullibility. I know it can't be outright

Thank you @ewkaw!

Sometimes it does seem a bit like people forget about the "social" part of social media. And, indeed, we were all newbies at some point. I had no clue when I first arrived and actually spent

Thanks! It's important to make the goals reachable or you'll just give up after a short while. That helps a lot with the whole "show up every day" thing.

And sometimes the whole welcome thing is further complicated by old timers having very set ideas about how and what newcomers should and should not do. It can be difficult to shake people out of their

I sometimes follow those, as well. I guess a lot of people arrive on Hive with the impression that it is going to be a lot easier than it actually is. Hive is definitely not a "money for nothing"

Thank you! I hope you find some good connections, and I wish you much success on Hive!

I probably stomped my feet when I was angry, when I was really little, but generally that sort of thing was forbidden...

I guess I just learned to sloth very quietly from the beginning... Stealth Sloth!

Ah, I see you have experience with this! It's true, though... your non-conformity must conform to societally approved standards for non-conformity! Wait... what???"

It's just so GREEN!

Thank you for the support @steemflow, I appreciate it!

As long as you know where your energy needs to go, and you aren't feeling "dragged off course," then all is well!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been trying to verbalize the essence of how we get from point A to point B... and there's loads of (decent) advice out there, but much of it misses some essential