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Why and how to write things on the Internet (2022)
because you’ll have more awesome friendships • be consistent • suggested post ideas • setup advice • getting initial readers
In my case, for example, even in 2014, way before my blog was “good” by my current standards, some of my early “uninteresting”postsabouteffectivealtruism contributed to some of my middle-school and high-school friends getting interested in effective altruism, which ultimately had a big impact on their life direction. Mechanically, I suggest keeping a list of topics to write about, which you can populate with some mix of focused brainstorming plus noticing particular ideas as they randomly strike you (in a conversation, in the shower…). If you write on a platform like Medium that relies on an in-platform “follow” mechanism (or worse, algorithmic promotion) to reach your audience, then you’ll be screwed if you ever want to move.
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