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by thumbuddy 1043 days ago
Au contraire. Publish nothing, delete the key results, and put intentional bugs in every home project. Otherwise you will be stolen from, or exploited. Sit back and wait and watch the rare few people approach your ideas. Reach out to them with interest and make best friends for life.

I know the op isn't about this but love putting nuggets like this out there

2 comments

comes down to what your goal really is.

you are either being sarcastic, or just super cynical.

in any case, I don't have enough fucks to give out for fame, my intention is different from the person who wrote the article who clearly enjoys the attention; to each our own

nonetheless, the signal is clear (and I agree with it) the author of something is usually the worst judge of which of their work is 'best', and ultimately, the "best hits" will not be their own choice but the choice of them inspired by the authored piece.

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closer to the middle: do be wary of publishing too much, as if there weren't already a deluge of content

Publishing and building reputation with a robber baron is not worthless...

(unless it's Musk :p)