No, it's also a handy way to show readers that this isn't something new. E.g. some readers will love to read anything new that Scott Aaronson writes, but wouldn

No, it's also a handy way to show readers that this isn't something new. E.g. some readers will love to read anything new that Scott Aaronson writes, but wouldn't necessarily want to read something old or that they read in the past.