Share your thoughts! Immutable communication
Hello steemians,
Thank you for all your comments, today i've upvoted and quote two comments from asaj and jasonmunapasee:
What do you tell individuals you invite to steemit? from asaj
Social media and steemit are all about communication, it is a vast and complicated subject and i will only share some of my thoughts to stay focus on the main idea.
When i want to introduce steemit to someone i try to adapt my speech to the audience.
What we say or write doesn't have the same impacts depending on the interlocutor ,his state of mind, the context, the moment choosen to share our thoughts.
The words we employ are so tactical and critical, facial expression decoding, voice tone employed and obviously what part of the information you highlight in your speech.
When we think about it it is so complicated to communicate, it represents the main challenge and source of human lack of understanding creating so many conflicts between us.
It is an art to be able to vehiculate and articulate our thoughts, is it possible to master this art, what are the limits? How could we invent new channels of communication? How could we perfect our communication?...
I think it's all about adaptation, be conscious of the state of mind of our interlocutor, read how the person react to our speech, learn what aspects of our communication impact him the most and follow the flow of the conversation as naturally as possible.
We have to connect ourself to the audience and try to synchronize our brains to create a free channel of communication.
When you introduce steemit to someone according to the interlocutor interest, he will ask you differents questions and prefer to talk about different aspects of the platform.
For example, if you introduce steemit to your grand mother not technology oriented for sure you will skip almost all technical part of the platform unless she ask you questions about it.
A tech savvy persons will probably like to understand understand how it works, somebody in need of quick money and a bit greedy will ask you how much he can expect to win, how fast and could he trick the system to maximize profits.
An economist will ask you many questions about who buy the tokens, why? what are the rewards? how it is distributed? How the ecosystem is viable...
You understood my point, communication is an adaptative art almost impossible to master.
When we post on steemit and we speak to large audience, there is no way to really control how our words will impact each person.
Maybe we change lifes of some person and don't even know or anticipated such reactions. It is out of control!
Communication is the invisible link between humans brains network.
this is where my first experience can communicate directly with people between countries and cultures .. from jasonmunapasee
I am so glad to have read your comments because it sparked a crazy idea into my mind.
We know blockchain is immutable in theory once you post on steemit it stay visible forever.
Such pressure to write anything!
My mistakes, my weakness, my biased reasoning... all visible for eternity?!
In fact this is great because steemit open a new and novel way to communicate, if we desire to!
Imagine steemit and blockchain break boundaries between generation and we are now able to learn from the past to create a better futur.
What privilege it could be to return back to a "share my thoughts" particular post from 200 years ago and still continue to keep the discussion going from generation to generation.
In share your toughts post, don't hesitate to comments each others, debate, contradict, share knowledge and keep the discussion going, pop in anytime you like on any subject, feel free to communicate, ideas, passion, reasoning, share it to create a multi generational communication bridge.
Havea great day from whatever era you are :)
When I first got on here I was also thinking about having kids. I liked the idea that when I actually get Prego that I could start writing letters to my child via the blockchain. My mom died when I was in my early 20s and I always wished that she would have written down some advice for me somewhere. So I in turn hope that maybe when I am dead and buried my kids could still come to my feed and review my advice or words of love when they need it.
I like this idea.
I had a discussion once with a poster who was planning to include all his writings on the steem blockchain, not just for current readers, but as a library for his family, for his children and for their descendents. A legacy of his work stored for all time.
It's a lovely idea on which you expand. That we can pass down not just our stories, but our discussions and ideas, an immutable record of what life is like now and our thoughts for the future, for the next generation to study and engage with.
In this exciting time where blockchain technology is in its infancy and we are its pioneers, can we use the technology to widen our engagement, not just among ourselves, an act which is to be celebrated in itself, but with our future?
You are absolutely right my dear brother @damarth; since communication has played a very important role in the human being and in its development and progress.
The media have been consistent with the progress of the moment, that is why we see the contribution of Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone and today that phone has been modernized (cellular) and is the fundamental basis in our communications today.
When referring to the mass media such as social networks on the Internet and especially in Steemit, the message is decisive, the quality of that message is how to adequately express the message that motivates and causes interest? To whom is that message addressed? Do you use a technical language or a "popular" language? Be extensive and go straight to the subject?
I've been searching on this platform for a week now looking for something I enjoy. This is it. You started something new, where people are actually having meaningful conversations. Also, I definitely like your idea. If we want to express our thoughts and ideas at the moment but have no one to tell them or nowhere to go, we come and express them here. Starting conversations across the globe is really something :)
This is exactly the thread I need for my plans on promoting Steemit on local TV and radio stations! Im patiently reading everybodys comment on this as it will give me more idea on how to present our platform properly!! Thank you guys! :-)
I think steemit is all about connecting with people from different countries, cultures and belief. The emphasis must be on adding value to the community in whatever little way and learning new things everyday. It is also important to keep financial expectations in check, most people have very high expectations when they join and get frustrated when it does not pan out. I have learnt to just be myself and have fun.
Well said, Steemit is multi cultural and what I love about it is that I can see into the daily lives of individuals whom I would not get to see elsewhere. Being yourself on here is the best way to be creative while also basking in the multicultural knowledge :)
Sharing is one of the most important elements of communication. If you stop sharing, you can see that all the people around you are missing. As you share, you can observe that the people around you are increasing. You can imagine people being the beneficiaries and even want to get away from them.So the steemit family is wonderful !! @damarth
Nice,it is important to tailor your speech to interest of the person you are inviting...I just told a Friend that post interesting stuff on Facebook alot. "You make good posts on Facebook, come and be doing it on Steemit and get paid for it, the likes there are money and money is like bitcoin". I sent him to my account and he is waiting for his approval.
It is about finding the way to capture the person interest without saying too much because the main points get lost in too much talk. The problems I am having are 'it can't be real' people (though this one will be out of it when I make enough to payout - seeing is believing) and the 'I can't write' people.
Well... about newbies who come to the platform and have no clue how to behave, hehehe.
I'm one of them. And it's the first time I can actually talk to so many different people from all around the world.
So community upvotes you and you upvote them. Everything is based on that token that has it's own value and gives a chance to earn money while sharing something about your life with the community.
I'm still not sure how everything works. But it's more fun to communicate here than on facebook lol.
Steemit has changed the lives of many people, the way of relating to a social network where those who participate value content, comments, is to fight against what they have imposed, where information is stored and sold, thanks to the blockchain our comments are recorded there, it is a dynamic in which we must all participate.
For countries that seek to control the lives of citizens, in our case Venezuela, I am from Venezuela can not buy dollars or any other currency, I learned bitcoin 3 and a half years ago, and cryptocurrencies have changed my way of seeing the life, I still do not have bank accounts, but if I use cryptocurrencies at 20 years of age, the different uses given to the blockchain serve to make a process transparent and that is what we need to eliminate corruption in the countries of the world, someday the elections will be made using the blockchain and we will all see the results in real time, we will be able to see how they use our taxes and that so much of the money goes to education, health, security, we can be more free, the blockchain can make a world fairer.