About (especially "Outliner") subscriptions and the like (NOT OT here, but not at all indeed...)

Posted by 22111
Dec 1, 2020 at 03:00 PM

Doesn’t matter, Prion, just don’t buy TB, and you will not lose anything. For those who did, though, I’ve got VERY BAD NEWS.

(This is continued from https://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/9216/0/thebrain-on-sale-through-cyber-monday )

I did both some introspection (i.e. “why I’m intrigued by TB?”) and analyzing possible reasons for third-parties buying - and then even defending! - TB, and I got this; of course you’re free to reject that analysis, but then, it’ll eat you from within since you feel, “somewhere”, that again I’m right.

I said, above, or in the linked thread, don’t remember, that TB doesn’t deliver, especially on the “surplus”, the fourth, the time dimension, for example… yet. Also I said, there’s some promises though that it would (not necessarily also: will) deliver on those fields. That being said, and considering it hasn’t, even partly, delivered for many (ok: several) years now, why isn’t there outright rejection, as now there is for InfoSelect, from, it seems, most of its ancient / prospective followers?

The answer is a simple one, but then, it’s not that obvious, because the answer isn’t an easy one, easy on you I mean: In fact, TB has achieved something not many a software will ever achieve: Using it will confirm to you that you’re able indeed to “cope with complexity”...

even when there is NO complexity whatsoever. In other words, it’s like an expensive whore, who, far from what do their much cheaper “sisters in philosophy” (or how should I word it?), will convince you that “given other, different circumstances”, oh yeah, she might have taken YOU for her lover! Oh yeah! (Dream on, big spending, miserable, unloved - un-loved by your (now) (possible) “ideal objects”, that is - male!)

In fact, as soon as your matter(s)-to-treat get somewhat complicated, TB leaves you alone, and it’ll be a RELIEF to get back to something more traditional indeed - lists, sub-trees, clustering, formatting, color-coding… -, in order to get back to more or less keeping track, TB’s JUST WONDERFUL for simple things, NOT presenting intellectual challenge, since over there, it’ll introduce ARTIFICIAL, apparent (sic) complexity, and you can tap yourself on the back: Oh, I’m good! I’m competent! I get it, no matter it’s complicated!... whilst there isn’t any real complication to cope with, TB just gives you the impression that your I.Q.‘s got magically risen itself by 10, 15, no: 20! points overnight - whilst, well, for what you could have done in UR or the like (or in my special set-up which presupposes heavy scripting) in time 100, it probably took you time 130, 140? -, and I fully understand you, since after all, e.g. Germany’s current demise explains, to a quite high percentage, by them getting, in “Eurovision “song” contest, all the way round “Germany zero points” (or near zero, with some two or three from Kazakhstan alone), over just TOO many years now (19 out of 20 or so?)...

And, well, with using TB (not the “free” = trial version though), you will FEEL MUCH BETTER indeed… provided no REAL problem arises, then you’ll get probably stuck…

And that’s why some people who don’t have too many real problems in their computerized life at least, i.e. in what they deem apt to be treated IT-wise, i.e. except for what they deem to be “intangibles”, LOVE to work in TB: It’s, “Hey, I’m really smart, too!”: it’s self-affirmative and more, it triggers release of endorphines of all sorts (serotonine, dopamine, oxytocine, whatever, and they will certainly discover some others) - just beware of real “problems” (i.e. solution finding, strategy…) to model, even resolve (?) in software.

Thus, at the end of the day, GO AHEAD: buy - no: SUBSCRIBE to! - TB, do some FUN SHOPPING, treat yourself kindly, let graphics come into your life, beguile yourself - just avoid real complications at all costs:

Bloom, don’t gloom: have my blessing! And for serious things and in serious times, you should look elsewhere perhaps.

Oh, and I’m perfectly aware that I didn’t PROVE my point, but then, I’m perfectly confident YOUR “work” in TB will do… in secret, on the quiet, just for you… and you won’t have to tell anybody… - oh, and instead of paying hundreds of bucks for software rental per month, instead of doing with some combination of “regular” software plus a little bit of (one time cost) scripting, and which would be much more individualized in the end anyway, and since soon it’ll be Christmas: why not buying - there’s no rent, and I know know why, and you do, too! - a pair of roller skates from Hermès? In blatant white, even the reels (as in the photo I saw) - well, not remaining that mint, that innocent white and for that long - for your little baby, and then, in midnight blue or bottle green perhaps for junior? (blah! genetic fixations of mine encore and obviously: disgusting!)

They’re a mere 3,400 euro, including VAT.

But then, just imagine how they’ll feel, for some weeks - and I’m sure you’ll get them, the skates I mean, for the same price, with blades -, and that’ll be real bliss, and their little ones will be happy to use, and happy to outgrow them then on their turn, and so on: They’ll never really die, will be revived and spread REAL pleasure, and if only for some weeks, some months*, in every further generation of yours.

Which’ll probably not be the case with inadequate* software.

* and * = It just occurs to me that whenever the respective tool in question will not aid you any further on your way, in both cases, i.e. with the Hermès hardware or with TB’s “Brain” maker (ho, ho!), you’ll assume it’s YOUR fault, but whilst that’s true for skates, just imagine, for a second, the above might be true: “inadequate”, I said: Both for the simple things where it just costs you time, and the more elaborate ones where it’ll probably cost you even more, before you’ll finally switch or worse, “let go”; I’m speaking of the possible fallacy “It can’t even done in TB” which would both be somewhat bogus “naturally” - their claims seem to suggest that? -, and a pity of course, since, most of the time, you’d then remain within the (not-so-obvious, indeed…) confines of the tool, your abilities probably exceeding the latter’s…

Management summary @Prion et al.: You’ll become probably very happy with TB, just assure the good time continue to roll for you (TB’s perfect for state officials (public administration members) for example); people with some real problems to treat should perhaps not too much trust preposterous terms like “brain” and “thought” and other promises behind what they see though… or then, discard the thing* not too late within their overall investment: Follow your kids’ example rather when they will have got lovely skates, whatever their price… * = Some things are withholders, but that’s just me in our context, and getting aware of their real nature takes a cigarette’s length or then some, your individual mileage may vary. Did I say “scam”? No, and indeed that’d be too harsh a word to throw to people who for now desire to dream on, and as said, soon it’ll be Christmas!