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I may be in the minority, perhaps even a minority of one, but I disagree that publishing a blog is worthwhile even if nobody reads it. I honestly don't understa

by lapcat 10mo ago

I may be in the minority, perhaps even a minority of one, but I disagree that publishing a blog is worthwhile even if nobody reads it. I honestly don't understand the point. Write a diary for yourself if you want, fine, but what exactly are you gaining by putting it out there? It's even worse if you have to force yourself to do it, which appears to be the case here. Force yourself to exercise every day, because that's good for your physical health, but is blogging good for your health? Writing in public is performance art. Some people are naturally performance artists and need to perform to satisfy some internal urge. If you're not one of them, don't let anyone else convince you that you need to be one. It's ok to not blog. The idea that everyone should have a blog is completely unjustified. I read another comment that said you should write blog posts at least once a week. That sounds a lot like a job. An unpaid job at that. Forget this silly peer pressure.

fuzztester 10mo ago
You definitely are in the minority - of minus one. :) Between diary and blog, a blog is the better option, because it has all the advantages of a diary, but also the potential upside of publicity (if you want it).
- lapcat 10mo ago
  > the potential upside of publicity How much publicity have you received? Be careful what you wish for. It's crucial to note that publicity brings a number of potential downsides. For example, close to home, Hacker News commenters will totally trash you, whether you deserve it or not.
  - fuzztester 10mo ago
    "Be careful" ... Thanks, but no thanks, for unasked-for advice. It's a tendency a lot of people have. They need to get a life. See what I did there? "It's crucial to note". Hee hee. On the same lines as the above one. Crucial for who? Rosicrucians, maybe? "Hacker News commenters will totally trash you" ... You mean you give a flying fuck about their opinion? I would feel sorry for you, except for the fact that I don't feel (the need to feel) sorry for anyone. Get a life, other than as an unpaid advisor, that is.
  - fuzztester 10mo ago
    >How much publicity have you received? Plenty. More than you ever will, in multiple lives. One final telling point, for everyone here, not just for you, because, over time, I've detected a good deal of wimpishness, and ironically, at the same time, entitled attitude, along with racism and other forms of prejudice, among some/many of the HN echo chamber crowd around here: If you're scared of downsides, you don't deserve the upsides, and probably have not got, and will not get many of the latter, ever.
  - fuzztester 10mo ago
    >For example, close to home, Hacker News commenters will totally trash you, whether you deserve it or not. Close to home? Yeah, right. Har de har har! You must be even more of pond scum than I figured you out as being earlier, if you think of this cesspool as home.

by lapcat 10mo ago

fuzztester 10mo ago

You definitely are in the minority - of minus one. :) Between diary and blog, a blog is the better option, because it has all the advantages of a diary, but also the potential upside of publicity (if you want it).

lapcat 10mo ago
> the potential upside of publicity How much publicity have you received? Be careful what you wish for. It's crucial to note that publicity brings a number of potential downsides. For example, close to home, Hacker News commenters will totally trash you, whether you deserve it or not.
- fuzztester 10mo ago
  "Be careful" ... Thanks, but no thanks, for unasked-for advice. It's a tendency a lot of people have. They need to get a life. See what I did there? "It's crucial to note". Hee hee. On the same lines as the above one. Crucial for who? Rosicrucians, maybe? "Hacker News commenters will totally trash you" ... You mean you give a flying fuck about their opinion? I would feel sorry for you, except for the fact that I don't feel (the need to feel) sorry for anyone. Get a life, other than as an unpaid advisor, that is.
- fuzztester 10mo ago
  >How much publicity have you received? Plenty. More than you ever will, in multiple lives. One final telling point, for everyone here, not just for you, because, over time, I've detected a good deal of wimpishness, and ironically, at the same time, entitled attitude, along with racism and other forms of prejudice, among some/many of the HN echo chamber crowd around here: If you're scared of downsides, you don't deserve the upsides, and probably have not got, and will not get many of the latter, ever.
- fuzztester 10mo ago
  >For example, close to home, Hacker News commenters will totally trash you, whether you deserve it or not. Close to home? Yeah, right. Har de har har! You must be even more of pond scum than I figured you out as being earlier, if you think of this cesspool as home.