2024ii15, Thursday: No reply necessary.
![2024ii15, Thursday: No reply necessary.](/content/images/size/w1200/2024/02/53527596870_e1b4e071a1_c.jpg)
Dan Hon is a smart person. I've mentioned his "Things that caught my attention" newsletter once or twice. It rarely disappoints. He often manages to look at things from a different angle, shining light on facets I hadn't considered before.
(I prize this trait above much else. It's one of the reasons my personal domain has been "sidelong.org" for the past couple of decades; a sidelong approach to stuff is often a wise one.)
Last night was no exception. Dan had been thinking about a common social media problem: times when you just feel like putting something out there, but don't necessary want to "start a conversation". Or still worse have one forced on you.
As an occasional misanthrope (charitable people would just say "introvert", but I might as well acknowledge my failings), I get this. It's one of the reasons I have a solo room in Chambers: I like people, and love a number of them; but sometimes I really don't have the bandwidth for two-way communication and just need to get something out of my head.
(Um. This site and newsletter. Um. 'Nuff said.)
Dan's solution: stickers. But of course. To be tagged onto a post to make things abundantly clear.
Such as:
![Do not reply with a software suggestion](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53527341828_540af0cd45_b.jpg)
Or:
![DO NOT REPLY TO TELL ME WHY A THING I LIKE IS BAD](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53526664682_fd6ebce344_b.jpg)
Or, may his blessings be without number for doing this one:
![DO NOT REPLY. I’M JUST COMPLAINING, NOT ASKING FOR HELP.](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53527566001_e9afe30465_b.jpg)
Oh sweet lord yes.
The whole collection is here. Knock yourself out.