One of the reasons why I cast and blog and generally try to publish thoughts on the internet is I see it as a contribution to the future. I’m not deranged enough to think people in the future will care about me as an individual, but they will want to know what life was like in general in the 2000s. Of course there are enough people doing this today and one more person won’t change anything, but at the same time, every person is unique so why not contribute?

I’m reading a book about events from the 1200s and there are so few first person written accounts which means certain details will never be known and can only be imagined.

I believe this, ~rationally. I personally still struggle a lot with “why would anyone care what I have to say”, though. I wish I could internalize this belief further

Shrink the frame – do you think your future self would care?

For me that’s enough

Interested in human flourishing & social infrastructure

yes. Nice to leave a paper trail for others

Many people are currently in the same position as your past self, so if you write for him, it’ll be valuable to others!

maybe I'm thinking about this wrong, but I don't know that my future self does. My past self maybe, though