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Re: The World After Capital Print Edition

falicon — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:46:04 -0000

Congratulations! I know this has been a labor of love for a long time now...so must be VERY rewarding to finally be able to hold a physical copy in your hands!

Re: The Power of Kindness

falicon — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:53:58 -0000

For whatever it's worth, I've always viewed you as an extremely kind person.

You take time to have discussions around topics here, you engage in thoughtful two-way conversation in-person, and focus on learning & thinking before arguing or debating.

...to me, these are all traits of a kind (and patient) person. So whether or not it's been through intentional practice or just pure nature...you're doing a great job on the kindness front in my book! :-)

Re: A Word on NFTs

falicon — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:54:25 -0000

I'm an emerging fan of the NFT world and what it makes possible...or perhaps I'm simply drawn to the definition around "value" it's forcing us to think about...so take this with a grain of salt, but...

In the example you outlined the thing you don't address is does the ability to TRULY copy it make the original Mona Lisa "less" valuable?

I get the argument that a copy isn't the original, but if/when a copy is truly a copy in every way...what/where does the value in being the original sit? Is this not another twist on the debate on the value of an idea? (Is the value in the execution, the idea, or in some combination of both?)

Re: The Threat of a Trump Dictatorship

falicon — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:43:03 -0000

I am both fascinated and deeply depressed by the comments/arguments in these last three posts.

Not only is the frog boiling...he's arguing about if the water is even actually getting warmer...and how, even if it is, it's actually/technically the right thing to be happening right now.

I have said since 2016 it's felt like we are heading towards another Animal Farm situation...and all of the past 4 years and this just continues to increase my belief in that.

Re: Help Stop Fascism

falicon — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 07:35:26 -0000

Wrong side - the house is on fire, and you're trying to point out that little Timmy didn't do his chore last night and load the dishwasher. Technically you might be right, but it's not the BIG problem right now. Maybe the local/state government is falling short, and perhaps the fed. government is tasked with defending property there, but the fed. gov. response is *still* inappropriate, over the line, and what everyone is (rightly) focused on.

Wrong signal - by trying to shift the focus onto something other than the BIG thing everyone is up in arms about, you sound as though you are either A. trying to justify it, B. trying to defend it, or C. hoping to encourage it...all of which in the current environment cause the casual observer to group you in with any one of the various "right wing extremist" groups (it's not fair, and I don't believe accurate, but it is what the general reaction to all of your arguments as a whole result in).

Re: Help Stop Fascism

falicon — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:03:51 -0000

I appreciate that you feel strongly about your intellectual stance across all the discussions in these comments...but you are in the minority and on the wrong side here.

You can continue to argue until you are blue in the face, but all it's doing is sending the wrong signal for people to judge you by.

There are smarter ways for many of the current "issues" around the whole country to be handled then how they are currently being addressed -- even if technically they are being handled within the letter of the law.

That's not a radical left or right thing, it's just the truth.

Re: Help Stop Fascism

falicon — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:53:46 -0000

No.

Are you arguing that any Mayor or Governor that makes a decision the federal government dislikes or disagrees with should have their constituents physically and forcefully detained and controlled?

Re: Help Stop Fascism

falicon — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:51:17 -0000

So if I'm tasked with changing your mind, I should just show up and physically impose my will until you comply?

I mean, I wouldn't want to...but I would be obligated because I was tasked with changing your mind (by any means nec. and so I must jump to the most extreme means immediately).

Noted.

Re: Help Stop Fascism

falicon — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:33:38 -0000

Being allowed is not the same as being right.

Re: Help Stop Fascism

falicon — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:12:04 -0000

"Overintellectualizing" or maybe just "over projecting" to fit the narrative that makes them feel most comfortable?

It seems a lot of people are speaking their opinions based on what they think/feel some one actually in the situation might be feeling...and then debating 'the law' or 'what is right' from that standpoint.

Property owners and residents can be worried for their possessions and safety AND the community/protestors can have a fair argument/reason for their actions and expectation of the freedom to execute their constitutional rights.

Here's my bottom line:

When we are talking about discord in a specific community, the request for help should come from within that community and bubble up...from community to local government...from local government to state government...and only then, finally, from state government to federal government.

If it goes in the other direction - it appears more dictatorship or fascist (the powers that be, enforcing their ideals/opinions/wants on the local community).

When you add a lack of transparency and communication to the wrong directional approach, and grant the 'force on the street' autonomy to 'solve the problem'...that's Fascim.

The people in the comments that are arguing can dispute history, or technicalities of laws and rights, or even how/why we got here...but they can't argue that a unidentified forces, granted autonomous power/freedom to use force to enforce/implement the U.S. Federal Government's desires on a U.S. community is not wrong or not Fascim.

It is. It just is. And that is what is happening.

Re: Restoring Discourse (Won’t Be Easy)

falicon — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:47:20 -0000

Thanks - back at ya! (and I'm always around - just mostly twitter these days I guess)

Re: Restoring Discourse (Won’t Be Easy)

falicon — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 11:17:37 -0000

+100

Re: Restoring Discourse (Won’t Be Easy)

falicon — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 10:00:59 -0000

Lots of things to think about and discuss here...just some random nuggets it brings to mind for me:

1. I'm not so sure people are bothering to consider or think about the 'level' of the person they are calling for action against (meaning, they don't know/care about CEO vs low level)...it seems like it's mostly just about "that person messed up and/or offended me, make them suffer". We need to figure out way to shift the knee-jerk reaction from "make them pay/suffer" to "help them listen, learn, understand, and change".

2. Mobs have always been scary things. We've still never really figured out a good way to prevent them from escalating into knee-jerk reactions and potentially violence.

3. Companies (without strongly defined ideals, intentions, and codes-of-conduct) are in tough spots b/c of the voice/power of the mobs these days...boycotts and bad press can really catch them off guard and hit the bottom line. It seems like more-and-more companies need to start thinking beyond the mission statement and start to at least think about developing some "brand ethics", philosophies, and ideals (much like individuals must do and evolve through their own lives)

Re: Support Andrew Yang

falicon — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 07:30:43 -0000

I recently read his book and have listened to some that are closer to his campaign...both basically say his concern is getting Trump out and a Democrat in. He gives a ton to the party and is expected to give a ton to whomever the candidate is...but he has also stated that he doesn't think Warren or Sanders can win if they are the candidates...so I believe he sees running himself as the safety net against those options.

Re: Support Andrew Yang

falicon — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 12:40:19 -0000

Bloomberg is doing it because he thinks he can win (and he's very concerned that the others left in the race can't).

I suspect he's right about being the 'best chance against Trump' out of the current list of 'realistic' contenders...

Re: Support Andrew Yang

falicon — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 12:38:01 -0000

As strong as he is appreciated by some, he is equally despised by others...I'm honestly not sure how big either side actually is, but it's clear the divide is real and large.

So I don't think it will be a 'route', but I do agree that most signs point to a 2nd term.

Re: Support Andrew Yang

falicon — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:14:32 -0000

I would love to see Yang get the nomination (though I think it's a massive long shot at this point).

As an independent, here's how I see it at the moment:

Sanders & Warren simply can't beat Trump (the divide and apathy will allow him to stay in power).

Also, their plans simply won't work in the time frame that they would be in power (they require massive buy in over the course of time, and we as a country don't have that level of faith or patience -- even if we wholly bought into the ideas).

Biden, Buttigieg, or Klobuchar might be able to beat Trump (but it will be an uphill battle as they battle both Trump & apathy of the crowds).

Bloomberg would prob. give Trump the best fight (though I'm still not sure he would pull it out).

For me personally - I won't vote for Trump, I prob. won't vote for Sanders or Warren either (if those are the choices, I prob. go 3rd party which is something I've never actually done before)...Yang I would feel great about. Bloomberg I would be OK with...the rest, I would at least consider.

Re: The Education Transformation

falicon — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:37:29 -0000

Re: The Education Transformation

falicon — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:44:56 -0000

3 GPS systems and 10+ paragraphs to explain how simple all the new tech is and how it has "fixed" the system (that you still fall back to when all fails)?

I guess I stand corrected?

Or were you just helping make my point more than I was myself?! 😁

Re: The Education Transformation

falicon — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:37:24 -0000

New tech to an old system almost never works.

New system (that is built on top of new tech or takes advantage of new tech) is almost always game changing.

The problem with education (at least in the U.S.) over the past 30+ years hasn't really been the technology (even tough there has been a vast lack of it in many places).

Re: Leadership: Values

falicon — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:03:10 -0000

I'll be around...or at least that's the plan. :-)

Re: Leadership: Values

falicon — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:45:10 -0000

My apologies!

I don't write that often these days...but when I do, it's almost always a waste of the reader's time :-)

Re: Leadership: Values

falicon — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:44:04 -0000

Always available and open to chatting with anyone - feel free to connect us (if you don't already have my email it's info at falicon dot com). Thanks!

Re: Leadership: Values

falicon — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 07:55:22 -0000

Awesome! My latest post is also a bit around this topic/thought -> https://falicon.com/post/th...

Re: Everything about venture capital . . . you can learn from music lyrics

falicon — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:56:59 -0000

Nice! I created a Spotify playlist with (most of) these songs -> https://open.spotify.com/us...

...the ones I couldn't find on Spotify, I swapped out for something I liked in the same basic realm... :-)