1297 sats \ 27 replies \ @Natalia 31 Dec 2023 freebie \ on: Stacker Saloon
Sharing some of my biggest changes in 2023
- I overcame my fear in writing in English
I used to be a bit shy when sharing things in English and even hired a native to proofread them, but now I share everything raw and even dare to share in a place full of smart people! I guess better focus on the value you provide instead of worrying grammars or typos.
I started to write exactly on this day 6 years ago ( in another language ); I've made many mistakes and learned a lot from it and yes - wiring is maybe one of the best POWs out there, I recommend everyone give it a try, and I wish there was a platform like SN when I started - lucky humble stackers!
- I stopped buying stupid things
I deleted all the online shopping sites early this year and started to learn how to make things with my bare hand by being around craftsmen. Much proof coming up soon:) I guess this change is largely because I put most of my savings into BTC - precious money deserves real quality.
- I stopped using any makeup and use natural skincare only
I reached my fiat skincare peak in 2022 when I was in Amsterdam with many shopping bags from all kind of brands, and realized how stupid I was! Now I only use simple soap + oil + hamma, and my skin might be the best I've ever seen:)
what are your biggest changes this year? 👀
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drumroll 🥁
my standard of English and literacy is poor so it was a huge hurdle for me. So glad I did and so relieved people are sympathetic to my attempts. =
it's @DarthCoin showed and helped me to understand that it's the value you provide that actually matters, not about all the fancy or complicated words that you use; I guess due to the fact that we are not native so we prefer using simple words, and that could actually be our advantages:)!
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I think 95% of my ChatGPT usage is about checking if I made grammar or spelling mistakes in English.
But I think it's mostly my interest in knowing details. So I'm interested to know if I got it right.
But to some degree, I also want to not lose the people that will just dismiss what I said based on spelling mistakes. Even though I shouldn't care so much probably.
Btw, fun fact in case someone didn't know already: scammers use language mistakes on purposes for to filter for their target group.
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I was thinking of using chatgpt for this very reason.
I am a terrible writer but I work on it every single day!
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I occasionally mess around with AI art but don’t trust it for the written word. I feel it could be the cruel friend who, in response to asking what the English for ‘Good Morning’ is, actually tells you the saying ‘You smell of rotten cabbage’…
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Yes, I agree. You shouldn't trust it. You should use it to enhance your writing, not replace it.
I consider myself smart enough to notice when it's hallucinating stuff again.
But this also means I wouldn't use it for languages I don't know anything about.
There are people out there which got a wrong tattoo because they got trolled because they can't read it, lol
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You should use it to enhance your writing, not replace it.
agree, sometimes I rather keep the way how it was, because I like it!
Btw, fun fact in case someone didn't know already: scammers use language mistakes on purposes for to filter for their target group.
for example?
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for example?
Phishing e-mails originate from questionable accounts that sound legitimate, have generic greetings and/or signatures, and often contain grammar or spelling errors that give them away.
There is a picture of an example phishing mail on this site where they mention that a wrong date format was used. You could say they just did a mistake but I believe they know what they're doing. They don't want to target people who would spot such mistakes. They want to reach the people who wouldn't.
And when in doubt: it's better to overestimate people than to underestimate them - especially when it comes to picking your battles :)
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so it's purposely making mistakes to filter targets, good point!
it's better to overestimate people than to underestimate them - especially before you pick a fight :)
much wisdom from @ekzyis
I use grammarly 👀
and one of the interesting things I've observed is that it seems many Bitcoiners are bilinguals or trilinguals or more, maybe speaking different languages opens the mind and dares to change the default things, e.g., money?
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I do worry about Grammerly having access from a privacy point of view. I use a checker for my college work though.
I speak Spanish, English, passable French & Arabic and am currently learning Italian. I have learnt more spoken language from being ‘in country’ than in the library lol.
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I do worry about Grammerly having access from a privacy point of view.
as long as you don't share private stuff, I think it's fine.
and Arabic! wow, amazing! 😳 I like humble stackers! so if anything serious happen, many of us got to verify things in different sources.
I have learnt more spoken language from being ‘in country’ than in the library lol.\
same, I'm definitely not those well-behaved ones in schools:)!
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Arabic by necessity… I can recommend anyone visiting the Middle East learn even a few words.
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I'm fascinated by Arabic - what a beautiful language, it's quite an art for me!
I think it's because online comms are usually English. So most people know English and the language with which they grew up with.
I really notice how my German starts to get worse, lol. Or I just notice how you can say some stuff better in English so I have forgotten how to say it in German.
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it happens to me sometimes, I need to search things back! and now I occasionally mixed Turkish with English 😁
I see English as a tool to communicate and share, but it seems the best stuff still being well kept in other languages.
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Valid points. When I ask directions I don’t need fancy words telling where to go.
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I understand your insecurity. I have it too. However, to think your standard of English and literacy is poor is ridiculous. You are well read, intelligent, and very articulate. I don't doubt your sincerity in your delusional self assessment. Maybe it's good in preventing you from having an insufferable sense of superiority!
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You are very kind but my self-doubt is quite real and with good cause. But thank you.
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you write better than me do
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lol.
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not 10/10? 👀
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