Comments on: Why I deleted my GapingVoid account

By: mathewi

mathewi — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:09:03 +0000

Thanks, Hugh. And just for the record, I love your stuff and I think
it's great that you are trying new things and focusing on what is best
for you and your art. I was just venting :-) Rock on.

By: Hugh MacLeod

Hugh MacLeod — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:42:21 +0000

Hey Matthew,

Just saw this post, Rock on. It still AMAZES me, one month later, how much brou-ha-ha this wee scandal caused :)

Of course, when I say scandal, I do mean in the strictly "inside-baseball" sense of the word ;-)

Like your blog. Always good stuff going on here. Keep ut up :)

By: mathewi

mathewi — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:23:03 +0000

I could be wrong, Andrew — it's been known to happen. But I still
don't see why it has to be all or nothing. There's value in lots of
things, even if only a little, and even if it's only entertainment
value. As for the purpose, what's the purpose of the Internet again?
What's the purpose of the telephone, or email? It is what you make of
it.

By: andrewgoodman

andrewgoodman — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:34:42 +0000

Reflecting on this, Matthew, I feel there's a strong possibility that Hugh is right, and you are wrong. :)

Some things are just time sucks and just seem important because you've got yourself caught up in their orbit. I personally retired from “investing” and “frequent trading” in 2000 (coincidentally, the same time a lot of people did). My life improved significantly. I never looked back.

Since the purpose of the activity was to get rich (I don't think anyone day-trades for the “insights” it provides), and it wasn't achieving that goal any better than any other means, I stopped.

What is the purpose of Twitter again?

By: mathewi

mathewi — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:14:02 +0000

Good point, Keith.