Murtaza Hussain
@mazmhussain
I think that crypto and tech people are often more pleasant to talk to than average because they have an abundance mindset. There’s a basic cultural expectation that things are going to get better, maybe infinitely better, and they’re “building” and “early.” These are things that make one feel a sense of positive anticipation for the future and it reflects in an upbeat culture. I’d say that this is not the case for media or politics people, and they have a far darker worldview and more negative attitude. They’re not really planning or expecting an abundant future because their industry isn’t growth-based. Because their daily jobs are also often focused on analyzing the bad parts of the world they have far more of a poverty mindset that can lead towards depressive thinking and outlook. When these two worlds clash it can produce very hilarious misunderstandings and cultural missed connections. I actually think the ideal is to blend tech-based abundance with critical analysis.
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vrypan |--o--|
@vrypan.eth
I was partly thinking of this, when the "Farcaster Personality" frame dropped a couple of days ago: The AI came to the conclusion many people here are in their 20s-30s, while some of us are in our 50s. I think you are describing young vs old. Youth has the privilege of unlimited time to succeed, naivety and dreams. Old age comes with experience, cynicism, fewer options, limited time. Tech and especially crypto is young, politics and journalism are centuries old.
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Trigs
@trigs
I'm old and crypto gives me hope unlike anything I've ever seen. I was far more jaded and cynical in my youth. Now, I have learned to use my critical eye to see the positive-sum opportunities and spot the zero-sum pitfalls. Maybe you're right on the macro, but my anecdote is the opposite.
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