nishio On the topic of “how to feedback when a young man is doing something not good enough,” the first thing I said was, “That “not good enough” is just a subjective impression. So, if you stand in front of a young man on that basis, he will only be considered as “an old man annoying who interferes with baseless assumption”, and so on.

nishio We talked about how it would be better to go through with it, “You think it’s the right thing to do, please go ahead and release it to the market. I did. But after some time and some thought…(continued)

The market can play the role of denial.

nishio I felt that even in a “waste cycle” situation, the person doing the work sees the few people who admire the act as the market, and the market is self I felt that the person who is doing the work is aware that he/she is appreciated by the market. Or, the few people who admire the act are the only ones who are “awakened to the truth”.

incorrect cycle - conspiracy theory / idea of being part of a chosen people - Early adopters and electorate

nishio I can’t deny the idea that the only market is those who admire what you do. We don’t live in an age where everyone has almost the same values anymore, and there will always be people who say no no matter what you do. Aiming to win in the game of mass attention is just another value system.

nishio Well, ultimately, the feeling of “I give advice to others to be better, and I want them to be better by following it” is itself an act of demanding others to share in your subjective No one has the right to force the other person to behave in a certain way. - Feedback is the desire to modify others


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