A new year, a new blog to brew
So I’ve started a new blog, Thought Brew, to share interesting links I come across as well as some notable thoughts and instances from life on Earth. The blog’s centerpiece though would be the links, sometimes shared with quotes or linked commentary. After all, the originator of the idea of LinkTalk also has to be the one practicing link-blogging seriously. Links, especially inline ones, are not merely a component of the web, they’re the web itself—a fact social networks like Instagram want to cull you from. Hyperlinking is collective thinking. Tracy Durnell aptly captured this in her article ‘Long live hypertext!’:
As an online writer, my philosophy is link maximalism; links add another layer to my writing, whether I’m linking to an expansion of a particular idea or another person’s take, providing evidence or citation, or making a joke by juxtaposing text and target. Links reveal personality as much as the text. Linking allows us to stretch our ideas, embedding complexity, acknowledging ambiguity, holding contradictions. [...] It’s interconnected in a way and degree that’s not possible for print formats.
With Thought Brew, serving thoughtful links like a daily cup of tea or coffee will complement the extensive infusion of links present in my writing on space. If a stream of curated link posts sounds like a beverage you’d enjoy, follow along via Email or RSS.
P.S. I decided against link-blogging on this place you’re reading, Journal J, because you didn’t originally sign up for frequent updates. As such, it would violate our implicit agreement. Another consideration was that I aim to transform Journal J into a home for my refined words and verses on all things non-space.
The logistics of it all might sound complicated but it’s not when you remember how many social media platforms people juggle. I’m not active on social media nor do I intend to be. Having a blog or a few to express freely on any topic and be heard at the scale of human, without the algorithmic slurp and slop, is sufficient. And as a reader, you can follow only the blog(s) you want without any FOMO of another.
Thoughts?