Comments on: Are you generative than consumptive in your field? http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/391/are-you-generative-than-consumptive-in-your-field/ Ramblings of a GIS Hacker Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:04:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Dave Mac http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/391/are-you-generative-than-consumptive-in-your-field/comment-page-1/#comment-20461 Dave Mac Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:29:25 +0000 http://crschmidt.net/blog/?p=391#comment-20461 Can analogies be drawn here with blogs that give out links to other, making the web what it is, and those with few or no links, just sinks? GIS, help, support, a similar effect can be noted on the ESRI user forums, for which I have contributed for a number of years (sin), having participated for near on 10 years, people who give and give and give, may do so for several years before they eventually dry up? Perhaps the only reason people give in the first place is they want something back, the success of a project, recognition, respect? It's the same with charity? It appears altruistic on the surface, sponsor me for bike ride X or hike Y, but is it not just a case of I want to go on a bike ride, and have the girls in the office think I'm a nice guy at the same time? Can analogies be drawn here with blogs that give out links to other, making the web what it is, and those with few or no links, just sinks?

GIS, help, support, a similar effect can be noted on the ESRI user forums, for which I have contributed for a number of years (sin), having participated for near on 10 years, people who give and give and give, may do so for several years before they eventually dry up? Perhaps the only reason people give in the first place is they want something back, the success of a project, recognition, respect?

It’s the same with charity? It appears altruistic on the surface, sponsor me for bike ride X or hike Y, but is it not just a case of I want to go on a bike ride, and have the girls in the office think I’m a nice guy at the same time?

]]> By: Mateusz Loskot http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/391/are-you-generative-than-consumptive-in-your-field/comment-page-1/#comment-20448 Mateusz Loskot Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:49:46 +0000 http://crschmidt.net/blog/?p=391#comment-20448 It's a natural transformation from an enthusiastic idealist to "back to reality". Simply, (l)users attitude just help to accelerate this process. It's something similar as the Evolution of Linux User (http://humorix.org/articles/1999/11/user-evolution/) It’s a natural transformation from an enthusiastic idealist to “back to reality”. Simply, (l)users attitude just help to accelerate this process.

It’s something similar as the Evolution of Linux User (http://humorix.org/articles/1999/11/user-evolution/)

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