My own work here seems foolish. I have no idea whether anyone reads it or not. I’m rarely contacted. When I die, my website subscription will expire with me. That's partly because no one seems interested enough to carry it on, and partly because I haven't written any books to leave behind, books that may themselves never be discovered much less actually read.
I think part of the reason for this is that I don’t sell t-shirts, coffee mugs and clever stickers. Or maybe I am talking over people’s heads, or I’m seen as just talking out my ass on topics that are perceived as irrelevant. And there’s also the scratchy issue of not being rich or famous, not being an influencer. Actually, I’ve probably lost work/business since I decided years ago not to hide the monastery behind my personal anonymity. I don’t wave flags about it, but it’s not all that hard to search out. Anyway, however you cut it, a life’s work will disappear without notice.
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