Isn't it funny how even "anarchists" perpetually upset with capitalism aren't above marketing their own words?
Sup? I'm nil on all fronts - no anarchist, not marketing words (or don't any longer), and also not upset with capitalism (not "even" perpetually) ;)
I truly envy the sentiment that you think I am on the brink of toppling the governments the world over due to my prowess and self-righteous views and demeanor, though :) :::sarcasmmmmm:::
Perhaps it's only foolish if one expects something other/more than the sharpening of one's skills to come of it?
Indeed, and keeping perspective (for anyone reading this exchange, as to not confuse the point/subject at hand) blogs/blogging and their foolish nature (as I see them) are fine, interesting, entertaining, but the writing and potential sharpening of one's skills can (and does) come from the Meat and Potatoes of it - writing. Practice of which, at exhaustion, and for years on-end, and daily, is something I did well before Mr (now Sir) Berners-Lee really made true headway into the average household with what he called "the World Wide Web". 1991-1996 saw a grind of words in notebooks, rekindled in 2002 via .txt docs on AOL, and then bear-poked again in 2006 with the goal of getting money out of it. Good/bad things came of it all, I am sure (and I am sure all "decently" written), but my pockets still have lint, my happiness/joy is still derived out of daily activities and "busywork" at Clubhouse, and socializing over cigarettes with friendos who attend the events, and the words written, some still to be, likely won't garner much more than the (joyous?) act of just writing them.
With that context, having them on the Web isn't drumming up more importance or interest in the words than if I keep them offline, which I do mostly.
Stay well :)