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A while ago I was inspired by Liz Barr of Escapist Routes to make a newsletter, since that seemed like a possibly effective way to deal with the increasing fracturing of my social media circle. And then I got really self conscious about posting to or mentioning it. BUT NOW HERE I AM.

The newsletter: Sqbr's Miscellany
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Poll #27542 Click if you can see me!

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This poll serves two purposes: I'm generally curious to know who sees my posts, and also to make sure I didn't just accidentally misjudge which accounts are inactive. I cleared out a bunch of what I'm reasonably sure are dead accounts from my access circle, but there's always the chance I screwed up. I was going to get people to let me know but then you might all have "But maybe they just don't want me reading their locked posts any more??" anxiety etc, and a poll is fun regardless.

Something I've been thinking about for a while is the assumptions people have about the motivations and purpose behind reading and writing reviews and analysis, especially the sort of amateur, social justice-tinged posts I make myself.

Specifically, as it relates to reviews and reactions on this blog: what is my goal here? And how much stuff I assume goes without saying isn't clear?

So here's a rough approximation of my goals, in vague order of importance:

Let people who haven't consumed the thing figure out if they might like it
Articulate and explore my own feelings about the work and how it fits into broader patterns, and express myself creatively
Be entertaining
Help others understand my POV and figure out their own feelings, even if we don't agree
Give other people with similar feelings to me a chance to feel seen
Have interesting conversations, both about the specific thing and broader topics
Promote stuff I think is worthy or that my readers might like
Encourage an environment where people can think and talk about this sort of thing without being made to feel bad or weird

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