Side note

I just have to get this off my chest—it’s been on my mind. Over the past few months, I’ve heard a lot about what we (Lilo and I) are up to here. Much of it has been accompanied by, let’s say, not exactly positive comments like:

They’re crazy…
It won’t work anyway…
They’ll be back in six months...

Why is that? I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that most people have lost the courage to break new ground. Yet curiosity is something we’re born with. Just look at your children. But—unfortunately, conformism is everywhere:

What will others think if I do this?
If this is the right path, why haven't others taken it?
What if the whole thing fails?
Where will I get the money?
I’m sure I’ll lose friends along the way if I do this!

and so on and so forth. I found the reactions to my status update on Messenger interesting; it was mainly those who had also broken new ground who responded. Others remained silent. What else had I written?

Doing is wanting. Only way more intense! (Source unknown)

It’s actually a perfect landing. Everyone always wants to do so much—they just don’t follow through. Because of my own history, I’ve had to start over from scratch (or even below zero) time and time again. I could have just done nothing and waited for something to happen. But I’m too curious for that—because—every ending is also a beginning! And doing something is the most beautiful thing in the world. Well, except for that three-letter thing—but that’s the most beautiful little thing in the world.

Doing gives you strength, gives you the courage to do more—to make a change. That’s when the second Messenger quote came to mind:

If the door is broken, fix it! It’s better than watching videos about broken doors—that won’t change anything (source: me)

There are a lot of people around me who watch these short videos on the usual platforms every day, get worked up over the content, and sometimes even forward them to me. Interestingly, they’re usually looking for exactly what they can get worked up about—in other words, confirmation of their opinion. That gives the brain a brief rush of satisfaction, but it has to be immediately replaced by the next video. I don’t watch that stuff—why bother? It doesn’t change anything.

The door in my sentence is meant as a metaphor. You can substitute just about anything there. In my case, though, it was actually a door that was broken. One of many.

But back to taking action. That also means leaving the familiar behind, letting go, and giving free rein to your curiosity. That’s when it becomes a real land of adventure—you never know what’s waiting for you around the next corner. Isn’t that what fascinated us so much as children? The unknown? The new?

If our ancestors had thought the way some people do today, we’d still be sitting in caves, freezing, and scratching fleas out of our fur.

The world belongs to the brave!

Guido, May 15th, 2026