Sites like HN, Reddit & maybe even Twitter feel like a poor-man's blogging platform to me. Most topics I would write about cross the various front pages often e

Sites like HN, Reddit & maybe even Twitter feel like a poor-man's blogging platform to me. Most topics I would write about cross the various front pages often enough. Specifically with HN, the moderation experience is hard to beat. It has definitely kept me honest over the years. I'd be inclined to be more extreme in my writing without this kind of pressure. I don't really have urgency to publish my own static content when I can have a more immediate conversation with interested parties here. The feedback loop is much tighter and I can iterate my ideas a lot faster.