Brennan's Old Blog

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. -Jack Layton

 

The Artist Paradox

Six years ago, when Medium was first starting out, it was invite-only and was created by one of the founder’s of Twitter to simply publish thoughts longer than the then-limit of 140 characters. Oh, how so much has changed — and so...

22: Accepting Good Responsibility

It is time for me to grow another year older, and since I wrote last year’s birthday thesis late, I decided to write this one early. Sometimes you have thoughts going through your mind so strongly, you have no choice...

23: Dying Without Seeing You Again

“May you live in interesting times.” — English translation of a purported traditional Chinese curse. A message is written in graffiti on the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in Hong Kong, China November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha My good friends!...

Medium’s UX is hostile to small creators.

I’ve found there is only one way to support small and independent creators, but it’s being kept hidden. How in the world did we get here in the first place? Changes Over the Years When I originally joined Medium several years...