While others are refusing to say anything, I am shouting as loudly as I can into a broken microphone, courtesy of my hosting provider, who turns out to kind of suck. Nonetheless, I feel compelled to respond to aboyko, who listed all the wrong reasons for writing in an online journal. My reasons are as follows:
- I write in this journal so that I can be wrong publicly. Being wrong all alone is a good way to keep being wrong. Being wrong publicly is a good way to be mocked and cajoled into refining one’s positions.
- I write in this journal to practice saying things, such that I may eventually achieve a higher degree of skill in said activity, regardless of the medium.
- I write in this journal to communicate in high latency. People can read and digest at leisure, theoretically even years from now.
- I write in this journal to impress girls.
Beyond that, I’m really just waiting for somewhere else to write that pays better than davidbrunton.com, who turns out to pay approximately $0.00 per word.