![]() Part three: Self-expression of any form (writing something that will be found "colonial," or a blog, or making a hand gesture, cracking one's knuckles, or standing there with an uncomfortable smile, or even knitting (. Part two: Existing in a public space (to be found via Google or or noticed in Twitter or making stuff on Etsy or showing things on Instagram or just being photographed in person) Part one: You, me, the writer (any human being) Okay, I'll break the analogy down for you, since you are having a hard time: You'll be fine, and maybe you'll even create something that touches someone else in a positive way. No one's going to come after you for a personal blog about playing guitar or whatever. ![]() Sure, if I went off on a rant about or wrote a bunch of hyper-negative invective about, yeah that might come back to bite me. No one has tried to destroy my life for my experiences with growing grapevines. I write about woodworking and video games and gardening. You can view my personal blog if you like, it's in my profile. ![]() My advice if you want to maintain a blog is to write about something you care about and know about. The world has nothing to gain by you writing about that topic, and as you say, there's a chance you have something to lose. I'll be blunt: I think it's very unlikely that your opinions on are going to revolutionize the status of the debate on that topic. And even then it's honestly pretty rare and there's even whole industries dedicated to supporting people who are purposefully provocative. Yeah what I'm saying is that doesn't really happen in the real world, unless you go invite controversy by discussing controversial topics, especially if you aren't an expert on those topics.
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