I was reading some writing advice on Reddit this morning and here's my take: some people think that you shouldn't share or write unless you have something new, unique, or powerful to say. I think those people have imposter syndrome.
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found you on that last comment while I was browsing the activity feed, but I absolutely love your site! I love how you express visually through fonts and colors, making an art out of formatting words.
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
i almost accidently future-dated this post, lying to my dear readers by implying that i had the capacity for time travel!
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
I might clarify that by "leaving social media" I meant "deleting social media apps and logging into web once or twice a month to catch up with private account friends"
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polydactica
1 month ago
"An evening nap comes with a choice. Am I going to wake myself back up and potentially stay up and active until past midnight? or am I going to stay sluggish so I can get to bed at a decent hour?" I feel that
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imagine being mean to me when this is literally me https://maxcrunch.neocities.org/mlep.jpg
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I am learning all kinds of stuff about CSS for a layout but dang it's a lot for my brain 🥹 get ready for the simplest CSS shapes
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
@tummytime the layout on this site has been here a few months, thanks! I'm working on another project too :)
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lovin’ what you’ve done with your site
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swiftred
1 month ago
I relate to this one so so so so much. Good job for keeping on, not that we have any other choice, I guess x) but I’m cheering you on. Happy belated bday
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speedrunning the forest to the beat of @transferns Meowsynth Chronicles
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I'm getting a lot of visitors this week and I'm not sure why but hope everyone's having a good time out there!
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badgraph1csghost
1 month ago
that's a better way of looking at traffic spikes than instantly being suspicious. i like it.
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I love your blog! I want to make one with zonelets too. Did you make a separate folder to house the files?
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maxcrunch
1 month ago
yep, I put them in a /journal folder so I can have the blog separate from the main page. :)
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you are uniquely valuable simply by existing. your perspective is new to someone. it doesn't even matter if they read it or not, it's worth putting out there. whatever your writing does for you makes it worth it.
i completely agree. i think, due to the way the internet is, people are discuraged from sharing their work (be that art, music, literature, etc.) these days... not only is copying part of the creative process, but something unoriginal to one person, might be entirely new to the creator!!
Writing advice on Reddit, and other social media platforms can be extremely problematic for reasons like this. Waiting until you have a groundbreaking idea is a surefire way to never write anything at all. The act of writing itself can help you discover what you truly want to say. It's a process of exploration, not just communication.