Rice and Bullets

Effacing Ego

riceandbullets@newsletter.paragraph.com (Rice and Bullets) — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 02:27:04 GMT

One’s actions communicate their intentions in all circumstances, rarely is any credence given regarding their situation or opinion after all is said. Usually, those with drive and aspirations are too busy pursuing their goals to share what they are working on besides the occasional anecdote or elevator pitch. Ego often blurs what may be earnestness however inversely insecurity and self-doubt tend to cause most to disregard the truisms that lie before one’s feet if only they were apt to look.

Ethos

riceandbullets@newsletter.paragraph.com (Rice and Bullets) — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:44:57 GMT

Any store of value could really only be decentralized when and if it the technology that drives it comes from a place of good intention, when and if it is appropriately developed, cultivated, domesticated, governed, and deployed. Even then though the adoption of a technology of any kind and its versatility as well as its history are all independent of one another.

Logos

riceandbullets@newsletter.paragraph.com (Rice and Bullets) — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:43:32 GMT

Unlike programming, life presents no documentation and there are no best practices as well as few certainties, people may be sometimes bewildering to you don't dwell on it leave that to the designers among us to deal with. If something needs clarification don't hesitate to ask questions through the appropriate channels, it might not happen as soon as you would like but it may be a valuable chance for you to hear objective critique, perhaps it's best to get some rest and approach your problem with less weary eyes. One thing is for certain if you are on this page right now someone on the team can help you solve your problem when it is mutually convenient and the biggest asset this team has is the ability to create conversation where before there was only silence.

Pathos

riceandbullets@newsletter.paragraph.com (Rice and Bullets) — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:39:43 GMT

When it comes to Lao Tsu, Diogenes, Cicero, Cardano, Nietzsche, Jung, Ginsberg, or Thompson let's try our best to listen and learn. It is through careful study of their trial and error that we may hope to avoid the same experiences which drove some to the very edge of the proverbial void and over it for others. Few ever think as much as those listed above, but let us not forget they did not live their lives to the fullest, most remembered posthumously did not. People have a tendency to either externalize or internalize what is most important to communicate. The constant connectivity granted by the information age seems, in some ways, to have had a paradoxical effect on our ability to communicate with each other. We could look back to a time before language had fully developed and before the homo-genus had more than one remaining species in it; I imagine we would still see those animals making art for the sake of art alone. When I can't find meaning in Etymology I will try limit myself to only the visual because if it's what we see alone it is most likely as abstracted as it could ever be. I find some of the best practices in life to avoid unnecessary stress or confusion and enjoy the aesthetics of it all while continuing to do so.