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I think this is it. Of course you could blog anonymously? Though it kind of defeats half the purpose and feels like shouting into the void. At that point, it's

I think this is it. Of course you could blog anonymously? Though it kind of defeats half the purpose and feels like shouting into the void. At that point, it's easier to just be another random user on hn and reddit.

ReactiveJelly 3y ago
And if I'm anonymous, I can't say _much_ about my life. Every single comment gives away entropy. https://gwern.net/death-note-anonymity https://gwern.net/death-note-anonymity I think this has contributed to my life-long mental health problems, as I've purposely separated myself into 2 personas. To paraphrase Agent Smith... Jelly 1 has a job and a mortgage and a Facebook, is made of matter and occupies space, and is openly lesbian, and isn't shy to talk a little about politics or her old schizophrenia diagnosis. Jelly 2 exists only on the dark web, never grew out of enjoying hentai, delights in posting political hot takes like "gasoline should cost more, actually", lies about absolutely everything to shake off doxxers, and doesn't even use the same username on any 2 forums. Both Jellies are miserable most of the time, since they take turns hiding the other one from one social circle or another. Jelly 2 can never hold a job. Jelly 1 isn't convinced that there's enough stuff in the real world to kill off Jelly 2 and live alone. "One of these lives has a future..."
- BeFlatXIII 3y ago
  …only 2 personas? It's still good to lie about everything to keep stalkers off your trail. Furthermore, it contributes to the erosion of trust that everything online is literally true. People have gotten complacent in that regard.
- morkalork 3y ago
  Jelly sounds kinda like someone I used to know
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- vonjuice 3y ago
  The idea that one must live and the other die is a trap, both jellies must be integrated into a superjelly.
at_a_remove 3y ago
I have set up anonymous websites before, long ago, over a trivial bit of local politics that might almost be described as minutae. I have no idea how difficult it would be now. The reasons for blogging are varied. Part of me would like to post the odd bit of how-to on an obscure technical topic, that kind of thing. And then there's writing reviews. No expectation is had of reward, but that does not preclude the kind of risk I run if some gibbering nutjob decides I am a fascist or someone else dehumanizable because the Devil's Advocate in me might want to point out that this person was not given a fair shake in this instance, or that something else is a bigger deal than we are making it, and so on. Of course, I would like to know that there is someone who is catching my signal besides Grim Entropy and the Inverse Square Falloffs, but then you're back to moderating comments which are largely linkback blogspam.
- morkalork 3y ago
  Another poster once mentions that there's an eerie comfort in the thought that even if no one ever reads their blog, it's probably still crawled and ingested by various LLMs. Even when you're dead, your ideas may still live on in AIs of the future.

ReactiveJelly 3y ago

And if I'm anonymous, I can't say _much_ about my life. Every single comment gives away entropy. https://gwern.net/death-note-anonymity https://gwern.net/death-note-anonymity I think this has contributed to my life-long mental health problems, as I've purposely separated myself into 2 personas. To paraphrase Agent Smith... Jelly 1 has a job and a mortgage and a Facebook, is made of matter and occupies space, and is openly lesbian, and isn't shy to talk a little about politics or her old schizophrenia diagnosis. Jelly 2 exists only on the dark web, never grew out of enjoying hentai, delights in posting political hot takes like "gasoline should cost more, actually", lies about absolutely everything to shake off doxxers, and doesn't even use the same username on any 2 forums. Both Jellies are miserable most of the time, since they take turns hiding the other one from one social circle or another. Jelly 2 can never hold a job. Jelly 1 isn't convinced that there's enough stuff in the real world to kill off Jelly 2 and live alone. "One of these lives has a future..."

BeFlatXIII 3y ago
…only 2 personas? It's still good to lie about everything to keep stalkers off your trail. Furthermore, it contributes to the erosion of trust that everything online is literally true. People have gotten complacent in that regard.
morkalork 3y ago
Jelly sounds kinda like someone I used to know
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vonjuice 3y ago
The idea that one must live and the other die is a trap, both jellies must be integrated into a superjelly.

at_a_remove 3y ago

I have set up anonymous websites before, long ago, over a trivial bit of local politics that might almost be described as minutae. I have no idea how difficult it would be now. The reasons for blogging are varied. Part of me would like to post the odd bit of how-to on an obscure technical topic, that kind of thing. And then there's writing reviews. No expectation is had of reward, but that does not preclude the kind of risk I run if some gibbering nutjob decides I am a fascist or someone else dehumanizable because the Devil's Advocate in me might want to point out that this person was not given a fair shake in this instance, or that something else is a bigger deal than we are making it, and so on. Of course, I would like to know that there is someone who is catching my signal besides Grim Entropy and the Inverse Square Falloffs, but then you're back to moderating comments which are largely linkback blogspam.

morkalork 3y ago
Another poster once mentions that there's an eerie comfort in the thought that even if no one ever reads their blog, it's probably still crawled and ingested by various LLMs. Even when you're dead, your ideas may still live on in AIs of the future.