I will often find a blog post on Hacker News that really resonates. And when I go to check the rest of the site there’s three other posts. And I think: I wish you’d write more! When I find someone whose writing I really connect with, I like to read everything they have written, or at least a tractable subset of their most interesting posts. If I like what I see, I reach out. This is one of the best things about writing online: your future friends will seek you out.

And, from the other side, I have often written a post where, just before publishing, I would think: “who would want to read this? It’s too personal, obscure, idiosyncratic, probably a few people will unsubscribe to the RSS feed for this”. And always those are the posts where people email me to say they always thought the same thing but could never quite put it into words. I really value those emails. “I am understood” is a wonderful feeling.

Source: I Wish People Were More Public

Fernando captures the loop that pushes me to write perfectly. One of the reasons why I write is to find more of “my people.” Yes, there used to be a time where writing has even led to lucrative professional consequences (not so much anymore). However, “my people” also take the time to write back, to engage, to connect. The blog is mostly an avenue for them to find me and for me to find them. “My people” often read, subscribe via rss / discover me over social posts and then reach out when something resonates.

Just this happened recently. I reached out to Marius after a delightful post. Like Marius, I’ve never met most of the people who’s writing I follow. I also don’t usually talk about this much. However, Fernando’s post made me realize that calling out the value is important. Move from the default solipsistic nature and maybe get more people to write in public.