Derek Sivers wrote in Anything You Want:
The coolest people I meet are the ones who find me through something I’ve written.
These people and I might otherwise never have crossed paths in our whole lives, but the internet gave us somewhere to meet. Being able to reach someone in any corner of the world within seconds is a piece of luck that comes with living in this era.
Writing is like a lighthouse: it lets people far away follow the light and find each other. Online, we don’t just meet people who share our interests — we meet people better than we are, learn from them, trade ideas with them. That’s a blast.
In an age of scarce attention, not many people are still willing to sit still, think, type, and sort out their thoughts. And anyone in the habit of reading blogs must be curious — otherwise they wouldn’t patiently finish a long essay.
Whatever brought you here, I’m grateful. Thank you for your interest in me 🙏
