When cooking, I wanted to listen to an early episode of "晚风说" (a podcast), but I found that almost all platforms have taken it down (except for the last two or three episodes that I cannot define). The official website is inaccessible, Telegram is logged out, and the public account is empty. I wonder how Jade is doing now, and I hope she gets what she wants.
This is not the focus of this article. What I want to say is a sentence I like from the program introduction:
"It has been said that the greatest ideas in history are generated and recorded through dialogue."
Dialogue and conversation are actually the same thing.
Conversation is often misunderstood as a waste of time.
Both expression and absorption are considered less advanced and serious compared to writing and reading, respectively. Indeed, the word "conversation" does not seem to have much to do with seriousness and efficiency. Apart from personal preferences, the inability of conversation to accumulate tangible assets/capital in most cases is perhaps the most crucial reason. Conversation mostly happens between two or at most a few people, and even if it has value, it cannot be heard or seen by more people.
But I don't think this is a problem with conversation itself.
The dissemination of ideas by many ancient philosophers was in the form of dialogues. Confucius was like this, Cicero was like this, and Plato was like this. Just as mentioned in the introduction of "晚风说，" I believe dialogue is the most advanced form of idea generation. Compared to writing, dialogue may not be as refined, and compared to reading, it may not be as systematic. However, it is precisely the immediacy of dialogue, the urgency of speaking up when the conversation becomes interesting, that makes dialogue more likely to spark inspiration.
Compared to solitary thinking, dialogue combines the advantages of collaboration, making it easier for interesting ideas to emerge through collisions. Dialogue alternates between input and output, and the most rudimentary and original inspirations are immediately polished through feedback. Is there a more efficient way than this?
Dialogue itself is a form of human social interaction, which is necessary for a species like humans that cannot read each other's minds.
Perhaps we can talk about social interaction another day.
Speaking of which, I suddenly thought of some unrelated things. Recently, AI and GPTs have been popular. I saw someone talking about creating a community for AI to have conversations as avatars, and I jokingly said, "If there is AI, is there still a need for conversation?" With the exchange of data and rapid calculations, results can be obtained without the need for conversation. Or some people say that DAOs managed by humans are not feasible, and all rules should be left to smart contracts for judgment. If that day comes, I don't know what the purpose of DAOs will be.
Originally, I just wanted to send out a tweet, but I ended up writing more. So I'll just publish it as an article. I always find it difficult to start writing, so I won't polish it and just throw it out there.
Feel free to have a conversation with me about the above content! You can find me on Twitter @0xAdazz, or on the dDAO Discord community initiated by me. dDAO is a community that aims to explore progressive decentralized governance. The community has been difficult and gradually deserted, but occasionally, it still bursts with exciting conversations. I continue to focus on topics related to communities, social interactions, DAOs, web3, and I am also exploring the possibilities of web3 social-oriented products. At the same time, I "fantasize" about redefining social interactions in the context of the internet. If you are also interested in these topics, let's exchange ideas. You can also leave comments below the article.
By the way, let me advertise a bit: The web3 social-oriented project dAgora, in which I am involved, is accepting donations in the Gitcoin beta round. We appreciate any support.
Compared to popular projects that imply airdrop expectations or projects that are good at marketing, we are relatively low-key. We always feel that at this stage, it is better to spend more time thinking and creating rather than promoting. Whether there are donations or not, we will still do what we want to do. This donation round lasts for half a month, and this seems to be the first time I have mentioned it in a public setting. I haven't even tweeted about it before. Now, let me struggle a bit hhh
🔥🔥🔥 Deadline: May 9, only 3 days left.
👉👉👉 Donate to the web3 social round of Gitcoin grants: dAgora
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Addendum: I forgot to mention that the dAgora project previously won first place in a hackathon organized by arpage, and recently, it also achieved third place in another hackathon by customizing a tool for the zuzalu community. Zuzalu is an offline experimental community initiated by core contributors to the Ethereum community, and the hackathon judges include representatives from the Ethereum Foundation, Optimist, and the zuzalu team.