leaderboards be damned we should do and post what comes most natural to us without seeking validation.

incentives and growth are the problems all users bump up against on all platforms. 

tackle this individually by using social as a breeding ground for friendship and sharing (caring), not spam and extraction.

writer, explorer. wandering through life.

My mental health improved remarkably once I stopped giving even the faintest shit about validation.

If other people get all the cookies, I'll bake a cake.