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why would Benjamin Hoff create a website about himself and talk about himself in third person? ... seems weird to this commentator...

mmastrac 5y ago
It's a common way to write an auto-biographical article.
spoonjim 5y ago
so that it can be quoted, re-shared, copied, etc. without losing context.
- elondaits 5y ago
  Yes, but also it could be written and maintained by an assistant, publicist, etc. as it's often the case with authors.
  - nomel 5y ago
    Why bother with the overhead?
    - mperham 5y ago
      He's obviously older, pre-Internet age. He may not be computer-savvy and care to maintain a website.
    - vidarh 5y ago
      Time has value. If it's not how you want to spent your time it may be well worth it.
RobRivera 5y ago
why not? also, what is weird anywho?
PartiallyTyped 5y ago
I found myself talking about "myself" in third person when the discussion gets philosophical with respect to free-will, as it can help convey my beliefs better. PartiallyTyped stops being the person directly opposite the other party, but instead becomes a commentator, one who explaining the thought processes of the person that sits opposite the other part; it just happens that the voice of the commentator is the same as that of the person, and the lips are synced, however, for all intents and purposes of that discussion, that person is a p-zombie, and the commentator somehow manifests into the head of the other party. The commentator considers the case where the audience may be wondering why one would create such a scenario. PartiallyTyped uses that scenario to expresses her belief that free-will is an illusion. She believes that talking about her brain but referring to the p-zombie person enables the other party to understand her point of view; that is, that she is the person that arises or manifests out of the zombie, the person who experiences the world even though she is never in control.
chris_wot 5y ago
"seems weird to this commentator..." I see what you did there!
sacado2 5y ago
This is very common with writers. You (usually) don't know who produces content for the website (it can be the author himself or a third party). Plus it makes copy/pasting of the bio way easier, and you don't want, for instance, your author bio at the end of your books or on Amazon to be written in first person (it sounds very amateurish).

mmastrac 5y ago

It's a common way to write an auto-biographical article.

spoonjim 5y ago

so that it can be quoted, re-shared, copied, etc. without losing context.

elondaits 5y ago
Yes, but also it could be written and maintained by an assistant, publicist, etc. as it's often the case with authors.
- nomel 5y ago
  Why bother with the overhead?
  - mperham 5y ago
    He's obviously older, pre-Internet age. He may not be computer-savvy and care to maintain a website.
  - vidarh 5y ago
    Time has value. If it's not how you want to spent your time it may be well worth it.

RobRivera 5y ago

why not? also, what is weird anywho?

PartiallyTyped 5y ago

I found myself talking about "myself" in third person when the discussion gets philosophical with respect to free-will, as it can help convey my beliefs better. PartiallyTyped stops being the person directly opposite the other party, but instead becomes a commentator, one who explaining the thought processes of the person that sits opposite the other part; it just happens that the voice of the commentator is the same as that of the person, and the lips are synced, however, for all intents and purposes of that discussion, that person is a p-zombie, and the commentator somehow manifests into the head of the other party. The commentator considers the case where the audience may be wondering why one would create such a scenario. PartiallyTyped uses that scenario to expresses her belief that free-will is an illusion. She believes that talking about her brain but referring to the p-zombie person enables the other party to understand her point of view; that is, that she is the person that arises or manifests out of the zombie, the person who experiences the world even though she is never in control.

chris_wot 5y ago

"seems weird to this commentator..." I see what you did there!

sacado2 5y ago

This is very common with writers. You (usually) don't know who produces content for the website (it can be the author himself or a third party). Plus it makes copy/pasting of the bio way easier, and you don't want, for instance, your author bio at the end of your books or on Amazon to be written in first person (it sounds very amateurish).