| I don't know. Good point. I expect some, e.g. O'Reilly, were actively solicited. I don't spend too much time in Plus. Brin has had a lot of political stuff, recently, although he's a bit mixed and individual in his opinions and they do tend to tie back to points modeled in his sci-fi writing. O'Reilly I see less frequently. I suppose he's getting more "elder statesman", too. Torvalds actually addresses some tech stuff. Though he has personal stuff, too -- he does not use it as a "tech blog". Reminds me some of Tim Bray's "Ongoing" blog -- self-hosted -- that I haven't been to in a while. A personal take, on both tech and other stuff in his life. Whatever the topic, informed, intelligent, and thoughtful. Creative, too. I don't think Plus is in any kind of a steady state. Even what I wrote about, may well be in decline. Maybe it was better a few years ago. Regardless, this year's politics have really shocked a lot of people, and this is spilling over into erstwhile non-political venues. |