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Blogging is kind of a mystery to me. Since discovering Hacker News is probably the first time I've regularly been reading news/information in the form of (good
by Tycho 16y ago
Blogging is kind of a mystery to me. Since discovering Hacker News is probably the first time I've regularly been reading news/information in the form of (good quality) blogs. Even here, though, the discussion is just as important to me as the blogs.
I'm planning to put together a website to showcase my various projects (for employers' sake), and was thinking of putting up my own blog, or at least PG style essays, after having worked on them for a few months. The goal being to be more impressive to employers, who can verify that I actually care and/or think deeply about this stuff.
Is that why most people blog? Or is it to make money? Or just cause they like writing (/want to practice)? Or like the attention? It seems like a major amount of effort/energy is spent on blogging and I can't say I know why.
- jamesbritt 16y agoI write because it helps me think. Actually, it helps me learn what I'm thinking. It's one thing to have some vague ideas and beliefs floating around in your head, quite another to put it into words and make a cogent point. I could do this for myself, keep it private, but the idea of making something public pushes me to be at least somewhat more rigorous. And getting feedback is fun and often educational.