Imperfect

jumped the gun

I intended on publishing a different post today. Upon reading Headful's Will Bear change? (edited) before it was edited, I felt compelled to write and publish the following piece instead:

You only get seen in the discovery thing now, if you pay, right? Since April. Herman changed the rules.

If you remember my assumption of needing to upgrade to discover, that was proven false via updates to posts above from Headful and I. For such matters, I can intend to be less reactive and more proactive. Reporting the issue in private could have saved us much hassle.

Part of the problem is my typical method of communication. What could be succinct emails to fellow writers becomes paragraphs to the void instead. While I find the latter to be cozier, it doesn't seem as connective. Even this post almost fell into the same reaction trap as the one I mentioned above. I play the game in hard mode: concise titles, no "re:" title prefixes, and more constraints. Chances are that I was inspired by a post of your own without you even knowing about it. If not yet, this may soon come true. However, that creates a hindrance when connection would benefit both parties, like in this instance. Although, I can't get over how satisfying the natural language and inline compatibility of my titles is. While I could follow up with the people behind post inspirations, I still think about how to inhabit sharing remixes smarter.

Can it be, that that’s changing the vibe? Can it be that it will become less about community and sharing and connection and random posts, but … something else?

Virtual spaces are not only umbrellas, but nesting dolls and pockets within pockets. Features like RSS feeds, blog filters, and opt-in blog reviews are testaments to how many unique vibes coexist and thrive here. We select both consciously and subsconsciously. Those attributes you seek might not be as broad as you believe, yet might be deeper than you think.

The dynamism of vibes reverberates throughout life. Posting over the last year transformed my own creative vibe. I hope you feel similarly no matter what medium, tools, or timespan you use to create. Instead of fearing the raging current, how can you float above change?

I fear I lost the chance to discover the bloggers who just do it for fun or to express themselves or sth, who don't take it seriously. Who don't have an agenda. Because my suspicion is that these people won't pay. But I want these people.

To me, continuing to post means you take your project seriously enough. File into the ranks of the creators instead of stooping down to the level of lurkers and contributors. Whatever your priority is - fun, expression, seriousness, etc. - pay with your effort, publish good work, and reap the rewards.

I'm a discovery addict. How else could my writing be inspired by so many different posts from the same platform? That experience informed me that more than enough people "who just do it for fun or to express themselves" pay for their publishing product. Still, it's free if you want it to be. My blog and many others demonstrate as such.

Everyone playing this game and contributing to this project has an agenda, narrative, or story to tell. It's up to you to discover the players that adapt as you prefer.

Maybe my post-picks today were just a coincidence. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe I am biased. Who am I to judge the intention of blog-posts? I sell sth myself.

Casting a broader net seems wise. There are so many different frames to inhabit. Lumping them together based on a few impressions may justify exposing yourself to more impressions. Those questioning results from few experiments can work through feedback loops or modify their approach instead of stopping prematurely. Practice requires no end while you are still alive.

On intention, your interpretation of an author's work can deviate from their interpretation. Authors change their mind, forget their reasoning, or depart from this world all the time. Could shifting attention from alignment to remixing yield higher value co-creation?

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