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So my very first thought of reading this comment is "I 100% whole-hardily agree". But... I have read a few posts from different people who say blog about it e

by fm2606 4y ago

So my very first thought of reading this comment is "I 100% whole-hardily agree". But... I have read a few posts from different people who say blog about it even if it isn't new or unique. The thought being is that it 1) improves writing skill and 2) if learning something, helps cements the concepts of what was learned. It appears the Simon Wilson shared the same feeling about posts being new and unique as can seen here from his 2nd post in 2002: https://simonwillison.net/2002/Jun/12/bloggingAintEasy/ https://simonwillison.net/2002/Jun/12/bloggingAintEasy/ "with each post hopefully adding a new angle to the topic in hand" Obviously he has changed his mind through the years which we are allowed to do. And as I type this and think about the commenter's statement about "low-content dross", I would much rather sift through a bunch of individual posts from real people than from businesses trying to promote some product.

NikolaNovak 4y ago
Agreed. Also, there's a bit of "you can't get there from here" problem : maybe you need to start writing familiar, personal stuff, to practice, get into a habit, develop better writing skills, gain confidence, etc - so that when you do have something truly unique, you are ready and capable of putting it down in an engaging and I understandable. (also, "style" matters. James Mickens does not necessarily say anything "new", but he says it in a way that's entertaining and enables you to see things from a new perspective. I enjoy Terry pratchett and patio11 for their writing style even when they're not sharing extraordinary insights. Not every piece of writing needs to be cutting edge technical research. And practice is important for that).
Smaug123 4y ago
By the way, "whole-heartedly", as in "with your whole heart". As opposed to "foolhardily", as in "with the hardiness (boldness) of a fool [who doesn't understand the need for caution]".
- fm2606 4y ago
  Thank you! One would think with as much education as I've had and amount I've read that my spelling would be a bit better, but, here we are! My smart-ass comment would be "I knew that and just wanted to see if someone would catch it!"

by fm2606 4y ago

NikolaNovak 4y ago

Agreed. Also, there's a bit of "you can't get there from here" problem : maybe you need to start writing familiar, personal stuff, to practice, get into a habit, develop better writing skills, gain confidence, etc - so that when you do have something truly unique, you are ready and capable of putting it down in an engaging and I understandable. (also, "style" matters. James Mickens does not necessarily say anything "new", but he says it in a way that's entertaining and enables you to see things from a new perspective. I enjoy Terry pratchett and patio11 for their writing style even when they're not sharing extraordinary insights. Not every piece of writing needs to be cutting edge technical research. And practice is important for that).

Smaug123 4y ago

By the way, "whole-heartedly", as in "with your whole heart". As opposed to "foolhardily", as in "with the hardiness (boldness) of a fool [who doesn't understand the need for caution]".

fm2606 4y ago
Thank you! One would think with as much education as I've had and amount I've read that my spelling would be a bit better, but, here we are! My smart-ass comment would be "I knew that and just wanted to see if someone would catch it!"