"If the crowd is behind you, you're facing the wrong way." - Simon Munnery I find being right very tempting. I am right and you are wrong. I am rational and intelligent and you are not. The desire to win an argument can be intoxicating. Overpowering. Consuming. Moral superiority can warm me like an emergency thermal blanket, my opponents (imagined, mistaken, or real) reflected in its silvery fun house mirrors.
The process is different from the product, sure. But if others choose to appreciate the product, isn’t that an additional good? I reckon you keep posting your writing here.
The good thing about Substack is there are actually people behind you when you explore the uncertainties. It seems OK to try on ideas and see if they fit. That's how we all progress.
It says a lot about social media, specifically Twitter. Trending takes offending.
The process is different from the product, sure. But if others choose to appreciate the product, isn’t that an additional good? I reckon you keep posting your writing here.
The good thing about Substack is there are actually people behind you when you explore the uncertainties. It seems OK to try on ideas and see if they fit. That's how we all progress.