> But I think, to a pretty large extent, I like the vibe of the blog more than any of its articles, of which I’ve deeply read maybe like…4? Maybe 5?
I feel like this is the case for me with a lot of science-y Substacks. Like I follow Asimov Press and Seeds of Science and I want to read their content when it hits my inbox, but I find myself not getting around to doing so. Maybe it's just because your topics are usually closer to what pays my bills, but for some reason you have a uniquely high hit rate for me. Congratulations! But also, do you have any thoughts why that is? Do you try to pick topics in a way that helps you avoid "things people want to want to read" and choose "things people want to read"?
If I was being generous, I'd like to claim that I'm pretty good at understanding zeitgeists in a field, mostly because of how chronically online I am. As a result, folks in the field (yours and mine) find the articles pretty timely to thoughts they themselves are also having, and people enjoy reading stuff that confirms their own biases
Excellent post. Keep up the great writing!
> But I think, to a pretty large extent, I like the vibe of the blog more than any of its articles, of which I’ve deeply read maybe like…4? Maybe 5?
I feel like this is the case for me with a lot of science-y Substacks. Like I follow Asimov Press and Seeds of Science and I want to read their content when it hits my inbox, but I find myself not getting around to doing so. Maybe it's just because your topics are usually closer to what pays my bills, but for some reason you have a uniquely high hit rate for me. Congratulations! But also, do you have any thoughts why that is? Do you try to pick topics in a way that helps you avoid "things people want to want to read" and choose "things people want to read"?
Kind words, thank you for reading!
If I was being generous, I'd like to claim that I'm pretty good at understanding zeitgeists in a field, mostly because of how chronically online I am. As a result, folks in the field (yours and mine) find the articles pretty timely to thoughts they themselves are also having, and people enjoy reading stuff that confirms their own biases
Got a lot out of this retrospective look. Thank you for your writing and for sharing your perspective on your journey in AI for antibody development.