Comments | sfllaw: Pay it forward

sfllaw

Pay it forward

Aug 07, 2006 23:18

I met wlach today for a spot of coffee. He was in the neighbourhood and rang me up. How could I refuse?

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Comments 17

denkizero August 8 2006, 12:23:23 UTC

You rock my noodles man. (and I'm not even sure what my noodles ARE) :D

sfllaw August 8 2006, 13:59:44 UTC

We shall have to find out!

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sfllaw August 8 2006, 14:35:19 UTC

You sure fooled me...

uhm letoams August 8 2006, 14:48:28 UTC

Isn't the correct term for this Altruism? Though I mean it in the Richard Dawkins' sense, not in the Wikipedia sense :P

Oh, and bittorrent very early on removed the careful balanced "tit for tat" code, since it was slowing down bittorrent more then it was useful in only giving to those who give you.

Re: uhm sfllaw August 8 2006, 14:53:37 UTC

It's a method for propogating altruism. It's very nice to be altruistic oneself, but to spread this meme is far more important.

Still, BitTorrent uses some modified version, doesn't it? I see my client back off if the other side does as well.

Re: uhm letoams August 9 2006, 21:26:44 UTC

From: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39198116,00.htm... )

Re: uhm glowingwhispers August 15 2006, 18:51:57 UTC

It's amazing how the 'tit-for-tat' myth w.r.t. BitTorrent is so strong though. Urban myths take on new vigour in the Information Age.

Two years later... anonymous January 11 2008, 02:17:57 UTC

Hey!

I was always a fan of the "pay it foward" movement. I'm kinda poor, so I don't always do it with money. But I do it with words and deeds. Cos I'm building up my case "up there" (I'm not religious, but... should I be wrong, I want my case to be provable none the less.)

I was "paid foward" today by many people in my life. I thought I was ruined and was beyond despair. I had an "It's A Wonderful Life" kinda day. People rallied to help me, financially and, those that didn't give money, saved me by making me laugh out of the depression that I thought would hurt me.

I can't wait to Pay This Foward!

Thought I'd share,

Theresa