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Re:It doesn’t take much public creativity to stand out as a ... by gavinhoward on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:56AM (#36877778)
Oh, I know.

My post was not wondering why I wasn't getting hired; it was a refutation of the article saying that blogs were all good.

Sometimes you can stand out in a bad way (in other people's minds).

I'm okay with this because I'm not a good fit for sterile office work.

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Re:It doesn’t take much public creativity to stand out as a ... by kelnos on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @03:57PM (#36883984)
The article doesn't say that "blogs are all good". It says:

> Start a blog. Post an interesting technical article to it once or twice a year—something you’ve learned, or a bug you’ve fixed, or a problem you’ve solved. After a few years stop bothering entirely, but leave the blog online somewhere.

That's all it says about starting a blog. It doesn't say blogging about any topic is good. It very much doesn't say posting about social and political issues is good. It just says that posting a couple times a year about technical topics is good.

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