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I think he's getting at something important. I started writing for the same reason basically. But wish there was a way to network my writings with other people's writings.

Maybe I just need to build a social media following (probably on Twitter)?

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I miss the community of bloggers in the old days... there was these groups of people often cross-referencing and reacting to each other in the form of essays. No particular hierarchy, just an amorphous conversation

Quote dunks replaced response posts and we're all worse off for it.

Yeah, I prefer the discussions via essay format as well. Instead of the quick meme reactions. I guess it's good for comedy and being edgy, but not really for high quality ideas. I vaguely recall seeing a Show HN of a discovery tool for personal blogs, but don't think it really took off. Sad to see.

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