@{antranigv@sigin.fo} while i share your loneliness in that not many see that there are so many things to do (even around us - so many software to translate, so many books to digitize, even if you have no coding skills), and we don't see many doing it, i also see many inspirations on that “mastodon”, i see people creating digital art, coding for uxn and tinkering with old computers, that i get inspired!
i see interesting street photographers, and i am so thankful they exit and it is not that lonely on fediverse.
i am so grad 'not just bikes' is here and 'technology connnections' is here and even marques is here though from threads.
but i completery radically disagree with this:
>who has more money, the person who has created more, the person who has invented more, the person who has taken risk.
that's what they want us and arno you to believe. they want you to believe that it is fair that they have more than you. to accept it and not question it.
in reality many talented people taken risks and failed miserably.
in reality many worked hard and achieved nothing.
we don't see them. and often those who achieved also don't understand this, they talk to each other, share with each other how hard they were working (no doubt) and then conclude that everyone who worked hard achieved.
that is called survivor bias.
you only see the survived. you don't know how many did the same or better and failed.
i respect bill gates and he would be doing not bad, he would not be homeless probably, but if not connections of his family, he would not be a billionair.
and frankly he would not be homeless because he had some privilege since the beginning.
i had. my parents taught me to read before i wett to school so i had a privilege. i was always comfortabl doing it. they sent me to study with teachers so that i would be able to enter the university and not fail the exams. i could have completely different life. so i understand those called losers, i identify with them.
and not that i am an over chiever, just not homeless. but can be. let's hope i will not but who knows. i always keep that possibility in mind. it's not that i am from such a family or background that it is not possible.
and frankly someone from whom i follow has the word 'miserable' in the name. that's perhaps the most interesting person i follow.
