Some Thoughts on Remarkability

you can be remarkable at different things to different numbers of people.

to be remarkable, something must:

1. be worth discussing standalone, and not directly in reference to something else
2. be in a place where it can be remarked on by someone who isn't you (i.e. earned media)

you can be local-level (i.e. your physical community, like a church) fit – only your partner and friends will know you are strong.

you can be a country-level (i.e. i'm big in japan) essayist – your essays will broadly impact your culture but never reach global recognition.

a great example:

1,000 True Fans

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The TechniumKevin Kelly

you can be a global-level (i.e. the english language) software architect – your programs/programming language/CS theory can affect every single computer world wide. people may not know your name, but they use your code every day.

a great example:

Welcome to Python.org

The official home of the Python Programming Language

Python.org

some crossover exists as well:

• bramadams.dev as a newsletter is local level, since it is delivered in a 1:1 format
• bramadams.dev as a website/platform is country level, since anyone from across the globe can visit it and are within its boundaries. i.e. a twitch streamer is local (their local audience can be massive), twitch itself is country/global level