Where is this going? You are writing something I cannot even think of. I remember when on one of my complaints on CNC @ tiwane literally wrote that it helps us figure out how climate change affects blooming of some tree. I liked the comment not because I found it reasonable but because it nearly got me to the point of laughing. If the agenda of citizen science is so small, when where does iNat actually help scientists? (Believe me or not, I wanted to make that thread but just the iNat community always tries to pressurise my threads and even shuts them up, perhaps because they think that I am writing nonsensical, abstruse criticism, whereas I see my criticism from a constructive point of view.
Enough; I think this is a bit too far. I am for the sake of reference, just 13. And when I grow up, I want to travel to collect as many Auchenorrhyncha as possible. Not to endanger; to create a classification. By know I know hundreds of taxonomic problems in this group. And unless people look at insects, we ignore a majority of biodiversity. Not just Auchenorrhyncha. Insects. Have you seen a thrip? A springtail? A hopper? A (soil) mite? There is a small chance, because when people write on social media “nature’s beauty”, most people will only look at birds, butterflies, mammals and herps. more than half of the biodiversity, is ignored.
When you travel, you learn more. You cannot find everything at your doorstep. Try to search for “pretty_will_life” on Instagram, he’s a true inspiration. He left his home country 4 years ago in the search of every kingfisher in the world. He has traveled the Philippines, India, Indonesia and he plans to travel further. I have never seen anyone criticise a nature educator for CO2 emissions (think of David Attenborough, for example. Why will they criticise my ideals? because I do not have support, because I am weak to fight.
Once you become an identifier, the desire of travel becomes irresistible. You know that the creatures are waiting. You know, that islands are the home of infinitely beautiful fauna. Low-growth countries are often those with the most beautiful biodiversity. Papua new guinea and also the Indonesian art of the island, contains about 20 genera/species of excessively beautiful Penthimiini. And forget about the beautiful ones; not a single Penthimiini has been sighted in New Guinea on iNat.
Again. They do it to win. iNat develops a habit. A hobby. And you are writing this? If you are adding observations to win and not to actually enjoy nature itself, there is no point of iNat.
Thanks very much. I wanted to say that I felt that perhaps because I am not learning more, that is why I am bored. The problem is support. I like to share data. In my opinion, guides are the best way to do this, but no one supports me in making them. Things have been slow but I am able to id something. Still I am not able to say that iNat has sufficient observations, especially from the most biodiverse areas, like Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines, Madagascar, Pacific islands, etc.
I wanted to write that. Excessive use of capitals made it look like harsh criticism instead of a constructive one.