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I think the "I've seen" is the key part of your comment. This article is about creating for yourself, not even for consumption by others. It makes sense that yo

I think the "I've seen" is the key part of your comment. This article is about creating for yourself, not even for consumption by others. It makes sense that you've seen people who create that are also big consumers, because you've seen people who create for consumers. Other creative people may not be so obvious.

JohnFen 3y ago
> This article is about creating for yourself, not even for consumption by others. Probably about 75% of everything I create, I create for myself. Nobody else is ever likely to see any of it. The act of creating is its own reward (being able to have and use the thing is a reward as well, of course), and I've found that sharing my creations comes with an inherent cost in terms of time: answering questions, support, or even just people wanting to talk about the thing. Also, the level of polish I need to put into a thing in order to feel OK about sharing it will easily double the amount of time it will take to create it. It gets expensive. As a result, I only share those things that I deem important to share.