A university student who attended the University of Tokyo for only six months before taking a leave of absence to study at a prestigious university in the United States showed up and displayed a sense of extravagance. They seemed flustered throughout, expressing sentiments like “It’s much easier to figure out what kind of story to prepare for university presentations” and “What even is this situation?” Work is a duty. Let’s work hard today as well. pic.twitter.com/p3M5OFtfrU - @(taichinakaj) January 11, 2024

  • They lacked personas and behavior evaluation criteria suitable for a “place where one pays to have conversations without any vested interests.”

    • Normally, they adapt to the person they are meeting, thinking about what kind of person would find their conversation appealing. However, without these judgment criteria, they were left in a state of confusion.
    • A mysterious stage setting.
  • The conversation mainly revolved around topics like social capital and self-branding in the context of works like Life Strategy by fladdict.

  • It is important to reconstruct and document what one found convincing or resonated with internally.

    • There were also discussions that didn’t quite sit well, but if not documented, they would likely be forgotten eventually.
      • Similar to fortune-telling, it’s a survival bias of memory.
  • ochyai

    • Generating research funds from authority and social capital.
  • Discussion on social capital

    • I believe researchers in the HCI and VR fields have a certain level of networking.
      • At least more than enough for undergraduate students.
      • Trying to further expand this social capital might lead to spinning wheels as my skills and achievements are not catching up.
    • I felt somewhat uneasy about the direction of my life solely focused on expanding abilities, achievements, and networks in a narrow researcher’s world.
      • While I want to focus on research in my current field, I had a sense that life would be more interesting and successful with some diversification.
    • In addition to depth, breadth/diversity of social capital is also crucial.
      • Increasing dependencies leads to independence.
      • Plurality
    • Well, it’s a simple story that “meeting people who do various things makes life enjoyable.”
    • Looking back at events like Returning to Japan in the Summer of 2023, I realized I was mostly interacting with people with similar interests and fields.
      • Indeed, deepening relationships in circles where conversations flow easily seems fun and beneficial in the short term.
    • However,
  • Authority conversion

    • Expanding the cards that can be played in UNO.
  • Meta discussion

  • Self-Branding Consideration 202401