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I don't. I just create and publish. It doesn't matter what format, audio, video, coding, or writing, I just publish and share freely. If people share it widely

I don't. I just create and publish. It doesn't matter what format, audio, video, coding, or writing, I just publish and share freely. If people share it widely of their own volition, that's fine. If they don't, that's fine too. I create for the sake of creating. I've gotten my value out of it. I'm not going to try to go out of my way to push it on people. I'm not so arrogant to think that whatever I create is a more valuable use of anyone's time than anything else they could be doing instead. Also, pushing my work on people is a form of advertising, and I'm morally opposed to advertising. It would be pretty hypocritical of me to block ads and then make ads. The only thing I do, is I make it easy for people to follow if they have chosen to do so of their own volition. RSS feeds. Plain old HTML. No tracking or analytics. Creative Commons Licenses. It's there if you want it. If people ask, then I answer. But I never impose before someone has opted in.

gsaines 3y ago
I'm envious of this approach! As I mentioned in another comment on this post, I do get intrinsic enjoyment from the act of writing and thinking, but I enjoy it more when I can talk with other engaged people about the topic. External vs internal locus of self validation perhaps?
pacomerh 3y ago
Well, there are different cases, what if you know you have something people need to see?, I'm not sure it would be arrogant. Some see it as a responsibility to spread good knowledge.
- Apreche 3y ago
  I don't know about you, but I know myself. No knowledge I have to spread is something people need to see. I am not the arbiter of what knowledge is good. I'm not some kind of genius. Everything I know, I have learned from others. I am not the best source to learn about basically anything. For anything I can share, there is someone else who is a world renowned expert who knows better than I. Taking attention away from those people towards myself would actually be a detriment to spreading good knowledge.

gsaines 3y ago

I'm envious of this approach! As I mentioned in another comment on this post, I do get intrinsic enjoyment from the act of writing and thinking, but I enjoy it more when I can talk with other engaged people about the topic. External vs internal locus of self validation perhaps?

pacomerh 3y ago

Well, there are different cases, what if you know you have something people need to see?, I'm not sure it would be arrogant. Some see it as a responsibility to spread good knowledge.

Apreche 3y ago
I don't know about you, but I know myself. No knowledge I have to spread is something people need to see. I am not the arbiter of what knowledge is good. I'm not some kind of genius. Everything I know, I have learned from others. I am not the best source to learn about basically anything. For anything I can share, there is someone else who is a world renowned expert who knows better than I. Taking attention away from those people towards myself would actually be a detriment to spreading good knowledge.