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lapcatlast Monday at 1:13 AM1 replyview on HN

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.


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fuzztesterlast Monday at 1:27 AM

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).

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