I haven’t said this yet, but @RoamHacker, #roam42 [[SmartBlocks]] are the first step in a lot of what we have been talking about for months - a true [[central source of truth]] data repository in @RoamResearch which to link all our PKM arenas.
When the API comes out, I expect great things from you 😁. I know you do this for the love of it. Respect. But you are also changing peoples lives in subtle ways. I have spent the last decade teaching people to “learn how to learn”.
To encourage the unknowing, the unwilling, and the passionate to find themselves and discover joy in thinking. We all have our [[calling]]. You have allowed me to better engage in my own work - engage in my own thinking - and frankly being a better human.
It comes down to our own selves in what we do and what brings us joy. But tools that allow us to get our work done more efficiently, with greater joy, and with a bigger [[social impact]] is my definition of [[spiritual work]].
To be clear, this thread is praise of [[human work]], not products. It is praise for [[human ingenuity]], not software.
Giving thanks belatedly - the human community many of us have built AROUND a little piece of software is part of this too. We all put in the work to help others build - to help ourselves learn - this is what community IS. But it does not come without labor.
And it is clear for many in the #roamcult, the #roamans, and others, it is a labor of love. 🙏

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