since blogs are trendy
https://koronkevi.ch/posts/humanity.html
https://koronkevi.ch/posts/humanity.html
@koronkebitch I agree a lot. I kind of care about the problems we're solving, but also about who it is. On the other hand, I do not like to say who invented a thing in class, in part because the demographics can be discouraging, and in part because it can be disappointing to have heroes.
There is a Māori whatataukī (or proverb):
He aha te mea nui o te ao
What is the most important thing in the world?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata
It is the people, it is the people, it is the people
@koronkebitch But also, like, when talking to someone at a conference, one often asks what they're working on. Maybe that's not the most interesting thing in their life right now?
Still---if it's someone you don't know, it's a safe thing to ask about.