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I hit 500 answers in this community and it made me feel weird about it
I was just looking at my profile the other day and saw the number... 500 posts in 'Ask Anything'. I never set out to hit a goal, I just kept typing when stuff popped into my head. It hit me that I've basically given away a small book's worth of my own thoughts and fixes for free. Some of it is good, some is probably junk. I guess it matters because it shows how much time I've sunk into a screen instead of, I don't know, fixing my own fence. It's a weird mix of pride for helping a few folks and a nagging feeling that it's just digital dust. Has hitting a big post count ever given you that odd, hollow feeling too?
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the_anthony22d ago
Ever look back at a job you did for free and regret it? I used to feel that way about giving advice online, like I was wasting time I could bill for. But then a guy I helped years ago messaged me to say one dumb tip saved his bathroom from flooding. Changed my mind. That digital dust can actually matter to someone.
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