Some Thoughts on Remarkability
you can be remarkable at different things to different numbers of people.
to be remarkable, something must:
- be worth discussing standalone, and not directly in reference to something else
- 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
This is an edited, updated version of an essay I wrote in 2008 when this now popular idea was embryonic and ragged. I recently rewrote it to convey the core ideas, minus out-of-date details. This revisited essay appears in Tim … Continue reading →
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
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