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by louispereira 1333 days ago
Thank you! If you're curious about how to use it, I personally use it as a layer 1 for my thoughts. It helps me think about them more deeply than I would otherwise do if I was just talking to myself or writing in a private journal. Eventually, I plan on taking some thoughts and graduating them into full blown blog posts on my main website.
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I can see the value. The interesting thing is whether people will notice and follow along. But of course just the act of writing in a setting where people potentially will read it makes you think a little more thoroughly even of "random" thoughts.

I think you should consider making tags case-insensitive. I would just lowercase them all :)

Regarding the tags, great suggestion. Will add it to my list.

And regarding your earlier point, I agree. I'm yet to clear up the positioning of the site. I'm struggling with 2 separate, but intertwined angles. 1. A low-pressure place to write in public, because writing helps you clarify your thoughts. 2. A place to keep up with what your existing circle of friends is up to in life

You can't have 2 without 1, and hence most of the messaging is geared towards 1 right now. I'm thinking about ways to encourage users to invite their IRL friends to participate, as I think there's a powerful, albeit small, network effect to be had.