< Life seems to like only big twists
many things are ephemeral
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Per ~shoebx:
Persistent posts became burdensome, slowly defining restrictions to what "~inquiry" could write going forward without seeming inconsistent. There's little point to a name/handle without statement/action (or *content* in writing realms) consistency which others can associate with the name/handle. But the need to maintain consistency becomes burdensome. It's roughly why so many "ways" of significant value equate "losing one's self" with liberation.
Imagine becoming famous for a comic or style of music, and then learning that straying too far from others' expectations of what that comic/music "is" - and must continue to be - means audience disappearance.
It doesn't always happen, but that's rare. For example, the Beatles were lucky for being able to morph stylistically over time, yet remain relevant/beloved. But even then, Lennon eventually wrote/sang the following at the end of his song "God":
That rather nails abandoning past content to feel free of the expectational image it creates.
Also, it turns out my nature is at odds with the slow, mostly un-acknowledging aspect "SMOL". Writing something I'm proud of is a lot of work. It has to *not* seem pointless. But I can't see posting as other than pointless in the absence of "reads" evidence and/or response. Without it, persistent posts become testaments to having mostly wasted one's time.
So... commenting on others' posts - but not sourcing any - seems a reasonable compromise between avoiding said burdensomeness, and needing to write and enjoy interaction creativity/cleverness.
Per ~tffb:
I'm pretty sure it's more like "many -> all"....