A blog post is a query for people who will route interesting stuff to you
A blog post can function as a highly specific search query to connect with like-minded individuals through the internet. The author describes how writing about niche topics unexpectedly led to meaningful intellectual exchanges with people who shared similar interests. This process reveals how precise communication can shape personal development by reshaping social connections.
- ▪The author views a blog post as a complex search query designed to attract people interested in specific topics.
- ▪Writing about niche subjects like Ivan Illich and systems thinking unexpectedly connected the author with a community of engaged readers.
- ▪The internet's information flow moves rapidly from the periphery to central hubs, then more slowly back out to a broader audience.
- ▪Meaningful online interactions often depend on human curation rather than algorithmic distribution.
- ▪By targeting specific audiences, individuals can influence their own intellectual growth and become more agentic.
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A blog post is a very long and complex search query to find fascinating people and make them route interesting stuff to your inboxHenrik KarlssonOct 05, 20221,31677193ShareThis essay is the third part of a series. Here is part 1, part 2, and part 4. They can be read independently.I was born in July 1989, which means I am of the last generation who will remember the time before the internet. The cables and data centers and hyperlinks grew up around me; they grew with me. I find it hard to disentangle the evolution of my psyche from that of the internet.Explaining it to my daughter, who was born in 2017, a year when the world’s largest economy had begun tearing itself apart from the tension of this ever-evolving network, I tell her that the internet is like an alien intelligence.
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