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What's with the hashtags inside a normal blog post? It's not like they're writing this on Twitter or anything, and the hashtags aren't clickable, so I wouldn't

What's with the hashtags inside a normal blog post? It's not like they're writing this on Twitter or anything, and the hashtags aren't clickable, so I wouldn't expect this to serve as SEO. I would guess one of two things: (1) they plan to post the same content to social media or (2) they've decided that people search hashtags in their search engines in general. I'd be interested if anybody has more insights into this.

LoganDark 3y ago
Or (3) hashtags have become some intrinsic quality of writing by people whose minds have been entirely corrupted by social media junk
minimaxir 3y ago
Same reason they have random emoji at the ends of each bullet point: it's an intentional forced-quirky vibe. It has been a part of most major AI open source projects lately, for some reason: https://sigmoid.social/@minimaxir/110951886465291229 https://sigmoid.social/@minimaxir/110951886465291229
- LorenDB 3y ago
  I agree that people use emojis waaaay too much for this sort of stuff (see also: certain projects' commit messages, various READMEs).
- codetrotter 3y ago
  Imagine getting upset over emojis. It’s just injecting a little bit of life and visual variance into the text.
  - MrVandemar 3y ago
    >It’s just injecting a little bit of life and visual variance into the text. The best way to inject a little bit of life into a text is with engaging and vibrant writing, not putting colourful stickers all over it. I guess the sticker thing works for 6 year olds though.
    - user_7832 3y ago
      Good writing is nice, but emojis can certainly make it colorful. Personally I feel the (excessive) colors can be distracting, but that's just my view.
bradleyjkemp 3y ago
Appears the blogpost text is from a LinkedIn post (where the hashtags are clickable): https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zayarni_qdrant-summer-of-code-2024-activity-7166007914841661441-3Lm0/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zayarni_qdrant-summer-of-code... Nothing more interesting than copy-paste I'm afraid
andre-z 3y ago
Sorry, my bad. Was partially copied from Linkedin, where I post most of the content. No idea behind. The emojis are from here https://qdrant.to/gsoc24 https://qdrant.to/gsoc24

LoganDark 3y ago

Or (3) hashtags have become some intrinsic quality of writing by people whose minds have been entirely corrupted by social media junk

minimaxir 3y ago

Same reason they have random emoji at the ends of each bullet point: it's an intentional forced-quirky vibe. It has been a part of most major AI open source projects lately, for some reason: https://sigmoid.social/@minimaxir/110951886465291229 https://sigmoid.social/@minimaxir/110951886465291229

LorenDB 3y ago
I agree that people use emojis waaaay too much for this sort of stuff (see also: certain projects' commit messages, various READMEs).
codetrotter 3y ago
Imagine getting upset over emojis. It’s just injecting a little bit of life and visual variance into the text.
- MrVandemar 3y ago
  >It’s just injecting a little bit of life and visual variance into the text. The best way to inject a little bit of life into a text is with engaging and vibrant writing, not putting colourful stickers all over it. I guess the sticker thing works for 6 year olds though.
  - user_7832 3y ago
    Good writing is nice, but emojis can certainly make it colorful. Personally I feel the (excessive) colors can be distracting, but that's just my view.

bradleyjkemp 3y ago

Appears the blogpost text is from a LinkedIn post (where the hashtags are clickable): https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zayarni_qdrant-summer-of-code-2024-activity-7166007914841661441-3Lm0/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zayarni_qdrant-summer-of-code... Nothing more interesting than copy-paste I'm afraid

andre-z 3y ago

Sorry, my bad. Was partially copied from Linkedin, where I post most of the content. No idea behind. The emojis are from here https://qdrant.to/gsoc24 https://qdrant.to/gsoc24