Giving a choice between heirloom seeds and family is a bit odd. The vast majority of people with children are obviously going to pick family. I could see if you don't have close family, picking heirloom seeds. But if someone said, "hey, would you rather have your children or plant seeds?", I am going to choose my children without a second thought. I also value heirloom seeds, but not more than my kids.
You make a good point, I did the poll(s) in a rush as I am really busy tryna propagate trees for planting food forest projects and writing for my next book (while also working a day job to save up for printing the book) and I did not fully consider what family might mean for other people. My wife and I do not have kids and most of my own blood relatives seem to have very little interest in being a part of my life (since I refused to fall in line with the government mandates and coercion campaigns during the scamdemic) so the word does not have the same meaning it used to have for me when I was younger. I suppose my wife is the closest thing I have to family, though I don't know if you can technically call just a man and a woman that are sharing a life together "a family". Anyways, I appreciate you shining a light on the children dynamic as it was not my intent to make people choose between the value of their children and heirloom seeds.
I will edit the post to include an altered version of poll number 1 (even though I think that will unfortunately delete all current votes for that poll, at least it will not have people tryna choose between heirloom seeds and their children for future votes and for if anyone feels like revoting).
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Your children are blessed to have you in their life.
on poll 6, I would actually lean towards an EMP device to fry drones and robots rather than the old growth forest I selected.
however, an adequate power source for the device is low enough feasibility at my socioeconomic caste level that I went with the trees.
with 7, I grudgingly selected goodwill with neighbors over "other," based on the hypothetical concept of good neighbors. I've had those in the past out in the country. here in the city, not so much. my next door neighbor here in town was great till he sold his house to people with too many dogs that won't maintain the fence keeping them in their own yard. fortunately, the ducks they ate were all uselessly male rather than the females I hoped for when I bought the ducklets. since the chosen selection is currently only hypothetical, I would prefer "other" with some more realistic situation.
Ahh yes, that is quite the conundrum. Well, in the hypothetical you would have had infinite recharges using off grid power sources (for this particular type of imaginary portable EMP device). Sorry I should have elaborated on some of these a bit more. I am glad you chose the old growth forest though and if you are running low on trustworthy, kind and reliable human neighbors, don't forget to make friends with and get to know your rooted neighbors as well ;)
I am still meeting new ones in my local area each year (photosynthetic rooted elder neighbors that is), learning about their history, the gifts they share with our community, learning about the beings they provide a home for and protect and doing my part to be a good neighbor to them by thanking them, reciprocating their gifts and doing my part to help watch over and protect their little ones as they grow. I have learned much from my rooted neighbors.
I am sorry to hear about the challenges with your human neighbors though and thanks for taking the time to vote and comment.
The poll was not intended to make you choose regarding a hypothetical neighbor's intelligence. In that particular poll the choice was asking if you value developing a strong intellectual intelligence or having a mutually respectful relationship with good/trustworthy neighbors more.
In either case, my answer would remain the same. I've learned my intelligence which mostly stems from common sense has allowed me to survive and/or thrive (not in a special way, just an ordinary way). Mutual respect between human beings - whether neighbors or not - is all well and good, but if either or neither of us have common sense or the ability to prioritize, problem solve, or make good decisions by means of logical processing of information, then mutual respect is more like being cordial and doesn't run deep. I've found that real trust takes getting to know a person over years and varied experiences; however, in reality, I've found that neighbors like being cordial without developing deep relationships. Perhaps because people like their boundaries and privacy too.
That said, based on your writing, activities, and priorities, I consider you a very caring, responsible genius. Thank you for sharing all that you and your wife do. Even if I'm not anywhere close to what you're able to do, it gives me direction of where I'd like to be one day.
Giving a choice between heirloom seeds and family is a bit odd. The vast majority of people with children are obviously going to pick family. I could see if you don't have close family, picking heirloom seeds. But if someone said, "hey, would you rather have your children or plant seeds?", I am going to choose my children without a second thought. I also value heirloom seeds, but not more than my kids.
You make a good point, I did the poll(s) in a rush as I am really busy tryna propagate trees for planting food forest projects and writing for my next book (while also working a day job to save up for printing the book) and I did not fully consider what family might mean for other people. My wife and I do not have kids and most of my own blood relatives seem to have very little interest in being a part of my life (since I refused to fall in line with the government mandates and coercion campaigns during the scamdemic) so the word does not have the same meaning it used to have for me when I was younger. I suppose my wife is the closest thing I have to family, though I don't know if you can technically call just a man and a woman that are sharing a life together "a family". Anyways, I appreciate you shining a light on the children dynamic as it was not my intent to make people choose between the value of their children and heirloom seeds.
I will edit the post to include an altered version of poll number 1 (even though I think that will unfortunately delete all current votes for that poll, at least it will not have people tryna choose between heirloom seeds and their children for future votes and for if anyone feels like revoting).
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Your children are blessed to have you in their life.
on poll 6, I would actually lean towards an EMP device to fry drones and robots rather than the old growth forest I selected.
however, an adequate power source for the device is low enough feasibility at my socioeconomic caste level that I went with the trees.
with 7, I grudgingly selected goodwill with neighbors over "other," based on the hypothetical concept of good neighbors. I've had those in the past out in the country. here in the city, not so much. my next door neighbor here in town was great till he sold his house to people with too many dogs that won't maintain the fence keeping them in their own yard. fortunately, the ducks they ate were all uselessly male rather than the females I hoped for when I bought the ducklets. since the chosen selection is currently only hypothetical, I would prefer "other" with some more realistic situation.
Ahh yes, that is quite the conundrum. Well, in the hypothetical you would have had infinite recharges using off grid power sources (for this particular type of imaginary portable EMP device). Sorry I should have elaborated on some of these a bit more. I am glad you chose the old growth forest though and if you are running low on trustworthy, kind and reliable human neighbors, don't forget to make friends with and get to know your rooted neighbors as well ;)
I am still meeting new ones in my local area each year (photosynthetic rooted elder neighbors that is), learning about their history, the gifts they share with our community, learning about the beings they provide a home for and protect and doing my part to be a good neighbor to them by thanking them, reciprocating their gifts and doing my part to help watch over and protect their little ones as they grow. I have learned much from my rooted neighbors.
I am sorry to hear about the challenges with your human neighbors though and thanks for taking the time to vote and comment.
Not sure I can trust a neighbor that has no intelligence lol that was a tricky one
The poll was not intended to make you choose regarding a hypothetical neighbor's intelligence. In that particular poll the choice was asking if you value developing a strong intellectual intelligence or having a mutually respectful relationship with good/trustworthy neighbors more.
In either case, my answer would remain the same. I've learned my intelligence which mostly stems from common sense has allowed me to survive and/or thrive (not in a special way, just an ordinary way). Mutual respect between human beings - whether neighbors or not - is all well and good, but if either or neither of us have common sense or the ability to prioritize, problem solve, or make good decisions by means of logical processing of information, then mutual respect is more like being cordial and doesn't run deep. I've found that real trust takes getting to know a person over years and varied experiences; however, in reality, I've found that neighbors like being cordial without developing deep relationships. Perhaps because people like their boundaries and privacy too.
That said, based on your writing, activities, and priorities, I consider you a very caring, responsible genius. Thank you for sharing all that you and your wife do. Even if I'm not anywhere close to what you're able to do, it gives me direction of where I'd like to be one day.