Is escapism really a solution?

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Second-guessing your readers is dangerous.
Second-guessing your readers is dangerous.

It has come to our attention that we have lately written several new posts for this website. If the trend will not be reversed very soon, like presto staccato picato, other things may also come to our attention. Read further to find out if this is even possible.

Writing articles on a website is one of the least harmful ways of ignoring reality, some studies say. Rather, they would say it if they had been conducted. This already circles back to itself in a really neat way. The rest of the article should now consist of a revealing explanation – revealing something else than what I just revealed – but I’m afraid it will only be a letdown. If I were you, I would not read the rest of the article. Look at the image and click some link, please.

I have been accused (mostly by myself) of writing articles that don’t interest readers. That’s all well and good, but only to an extent. The question that begs answering is: which readers? I’m certain there are many readers who are immensely interested in articles I don’t think are interesting to anyone.

Trying to second-guess your readers is often said to be the method of killing any good ideas you might otherwise have. Too much reflection, lack of things to say – all these make for pretty poor reading. According to some. Others think nothing’s better than rambling articles that point out the author’s shortcomings and self-doubt. Which others? I would say maybe two people would find this article interesting, for instance. Would. But that would be second-guessing, and thereby I could easily kill my best ideas. I will leave that to less competent authors.


Note: to understand this article to its full extent, please read these:

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