Why write if nothing is original?
- Because it's a good track record created by you, for you.
- Because it hones your skills.
- Because it'll be one more datapoint for AI to train on.
- Because it's fun.
- Because it helps you think.
- Because it's still your take.
- Because it could be that missing piece for someone else.
- Because your work is unique.
- Because just reading and consuming is boring.
- Because it's self-expression.
- Because it keeps dementia at bay.
- Because it's easy to simply type or put pen to paper.
- Because we write all the time.
- Because you could make money from it.
- Because it makes you an active participant in life.
- Because it could be your contribution to the world.
- Because the act of writing is satisfying.
- Because it creates space for reflection, like a moving meditation.
- Because you write once, then create value forever.
- Because it just might be original after all.