[adityaathalye]

Writing != Publishing. It's wise to not conflate these two acts.

Let Writing be personal; reflective. Occasionally one might feel like sharing with another self. Then, publish with kindness to self. Publishing is an open set of choices, including writing a rambling email to a friend or two. If writing publicly is stressful, email someone.

[ozim]

I think writing publicly is much less stressful than writing and not publishing.

After you get past initial fright of course. Because later you don’t fret about what-ifs.

I think I started posting comments on HN 5 years ago and I had account since 15 years ago.