The post you (almost) didn't publish
I’ve written about being terminally online, which I am 100% guilty of. If you’re reading this you might be too.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve written a lot of things I never posted. I also had AI straight up write stuff, people smelled it right away and I definitely got that feedback.
The internet is a tough place, I mean, the world is a tough place. There’s always going to be someone upset. Wasn’t it Douglas Adams, somewhere in the Hitchhiker’s books, who wrote with the opening line “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
I write more than I post. Why don’t I post? Sometimes because I don’t trust I won’t get flamed for it, mostly because I doubt anyone will read it anyway. Sometimes (and I think I’ve been pretty transparent about it here) it’s because it was either entirely written by AI, or at least drafted by it.
But hey. A ship in the harbor is safe but that’s not what ships are for. I like writing, I like tech, I like playing with the latest stuff.
I like sailing (not literally), I like putting myself out there. I’m safe, I have a roof over my head, I have food and supplies, and I don’t mind getting a, I don’t know, 10 to 1 backlash when I talk.
I love seeing other people putting themselves out there too. I figure if you’ve got your blog and you post, you’ve probably been doing it a while and know what I’m describing.
This post is part me describing my experience, and part encouraging any readers who also post. More importantly, those who hesitate to post.