HACKER Q&A
📣 squircle

Why Write?


If you write (with intentionality and some manner of purpose), why? If not, why not? I suppose this is an ontological question of... does it matter? Why not simply let thoughts happen, without grasping or volitionally willing ideas into the world?


  👤 incomingpain Accepted Answer ✓
>If you write (with intentionality and some manner of purpose), why?

I wasnt born with perfect knowledge. In fact, as I learn more about things, I often change my opinion about those things.

What is the inflection point where you figure out your opinion changed? You could be talking, and that does happen; but generally speaking it happens when you're writing.

>I suppose this is an ontological question of... does it matter?

What also matters greatly is that your writing has to be allowed to be wrong. The consequence of imperfect knowledge is that you're going to be wrong.

A key problem in social media is that they are designed to censor people. By censoring, all sides lose the opportunity to improve and understand. It's very important to get away from any censorship.


👤 dimitrisnl
Try having a healthy relationship, kids, responsibilities, work, and some form of hobbies. If I don't write my thoughts, ideas, whatever, I lose the ball.

👤 chistev
Writing is fun. I have a small personal blog with 25 subscribers -

https://rxjourney.net