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by vunderba 680 days ago
I write relatively frequently, but I’m at a stage in life where I realize I’m incapable of focusing on a single domain. My posts span from topics like:

- The Art of Windows 95 Pranks https://specularrealms.com/2023/07/20/the-lost-art-of-window...

- Parodies of Old Testament Biblical Figures https://mordenstar.com/blog/bible-stories

- Creation of the Collapse Sort Algorithm https://specularrealms.com/2023/07/10/collapse-sort

I’m objectively terrible at understanding how to cultivate an audience and it doesn't help that my range is so divergent that I’m not entirely confident a relevant target demograph even exists. I prefer to think of writing as analogous to periodically tossing messages in a bottle into the sea hoping that if I throw enough of them I’ll eventually get fined by the EPA.

TLDR: OP, writing that isn't read still has some intrinsic value because ultimately writing is a craft.