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I write HN comments somewhat regularly (like once a week), but my approach to it is more or less a "note to self". I use the comments to mostly describe my obse
by euske 7y ago
I write HN comments somewhat regularly (like once a week), but my approach to it is more or less a "note to self". I use the comments to mostly describe my observations and thoughts. It's pretty much a monologue. When I'm technically replying someone, that's because my thought was based or inspired by that comment, and I don't actually expect that person to read my reply. I usually ignore most of the responses to my comment too. But I try (and enjoy) to make my comment helpful or useful to someone, in a "my two cents" manner.
That's my two cents.
- stfwn 7y agoI do the same. Writing things out is a good way to play around with a thought; reshape it, morph it, look at it from different angles. A thought in my mind is too abstract, fleeting and formless. A comment on paper is forced to take a shape. Words are not the best medium for every thought, or sometimes it turns out the thought is not worth spending the necessary writing time to complete, such as this one.
- dang 7y agoThat was how I originally used HN comments too. It was a way of not having a blog.