Gathering thoughts…
300 words sits above the atomic essay "limit"
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this place encourages publishing (people will see it)
yet hides the vanity metrics (likes)
whether strangers stumble upon
or known friends come to learn
benefit of getting writing out of head
bonus if you get feedback through some channel (cribs)
even if it goes away in the future, at least I've written
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