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< Life seems to like only big twists
many things are ephemeral
Per ~shoebx:
> ~inquiry said in a comment that he got tired of persistent > posts.
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":
i don't believe in *beatles* [pause] i just believe in me yoko and me and that's reality the dream is over what can i say? the dream is over yesterday i was the dream weaver, but now i'm reborn i was the walrus, but now i'm john and so dear friends, you'll just have to carry on the dream is over
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:
> many things are ephemeral
I'm pretty sure it's more like "many -> all"....