Comments on: On Authenticity, what are your claims?

By: Why asking Stupid Questions is a Good Thing

Why asking Stupid Questions is a Good Thing — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:33:08 +0000

[...] huge problem with internet I’ve talked about before is that if people perceive you as an expert you are an expert. On one side of the coin this means [...]

By: Why you should not fake it until you make it

Why you should not fake it until you make it — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:34:07 +0000

[...] that is exactly my problem with this. Why would you want to hide who you truly are from others? Claims of being authentic are nice and all, but why do you need to tell others you are authentic. It’s the same as me [...]

By: John Bardos

John Bardos — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:20:45 +0000

“Authenticity” has been a key theme for me. I love authentic people regardless of their field, interests, occupation, or any other artificial categorization.

Authentic people need to be supported because they are scarce. Support your local bands, artists, authors, bloggers and whoever you think is doing cool things.

I understand that you are using word in a slightly different way. I feel that it is not up to individuals to prove they are “authentic” or not. I believe it is entirely for others to decide. It is too hard to fake being real, so the impostors will be discovered over time.

You could very well be my 89 year old grandmother in a small town in Canada. It doesn’t matter one iota. If you are doing what you believe in and you are choosing your own path in life, then I respect that and will continue to support your efforts. Your Dutch guise doesn’t fool me one bit grandma.

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:38:29 +0000

That’s what blogs are for. Through all of your writing we can usually tell what kind of person you are and if you are telling the truth. There are many cases on the internet though that it’s hard to tell whether a person is telling the truth or if they are just writing anything they can for money. Usually they don’t last long though so the ones that stick around tend to be trustworthy.

By: Sudeep

Sudeep — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:35:00 +0000

Hmm interesting point .. but in your case does it matters .. that’s my question to myself ? Say you are an old person writing under the name of Christiaan .. As long your thoughts are clicking and resonating with my logic .. I am fine with what you are .
Regards
Sudeep

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:25:54 +0000

Christaan, I don’t care who you are really. I’d like to think you are who you are, but if what you say 1) makes sense with what else I know about the world and 2) works for me, then it really doesn’t matter.

I don’t have a case of guruitis or expertitis. You can be a total fake and still give good advice or tell the truth in your articles. Experts of all kinds totally disagree. It’s up to each person to discover the truth with help from various sources of information. I’m by nature skeptical and I worship nobody.

Thanks!

By: *pol

*pol — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:57:55 +0000

very very dangerous stuff…. like my dad used to warn me, “don’t believe everything you read” still applies, even if it happens to be on a monitor instead of on paper.
(and incidentally I thought you were Canadian simply because I am!)
The truth of it is, if what you are writing is helping someone lead a better life and reach their goals of simplicity and balance, then you are doing a great service (expert or no).
The other point I’d like to bring up is how many EXPERTS do not live what they are experts in, for example the doctors that smoke or the police that steal! I think anyone that LIVES what they are teaching is the true expert….