[motohagiography]

> but maybe consider, at the margin, blogging more and commenting on HN less?

Have considered this seriously (and still am), but a blog post needs more meta context and exposition than an HN comment. The person browsing a blog post vs. playing the HN slot machine (time bandit?) is in a more passive mode than the give and take of HN comments.

The difference to me is that a blog post is a topic of conversation, where HN is a conversation. It's discourse, facilitated by candid pseudonymity, and not just a foil for someone to pose with. (whereas twitter is just the instagram of ideas.)

I have written at the pro level where it really is like a sport, and a lot of my job involves articulating complex things with clarity and pith, and to me, as a form, the blog post is too passive. However, if I get good enough at that form my opinion may change.