I'm sorry to see Quora's demise, too. I started in 2017 with an interest in answers on mathematics. That grew to several other interests. In the last few years, I found that I had to avoid upvoting answers that while I thought were good would ultimately "choke out" answers to topics of more interest. (Answers about the MCU are a prime example of this.)
It is now to the point that if I want to read answers from my favorite writers, I have to look them up manually. That might sound a bit like a "first world problem" but if I'm having to do that, then Quora isn't even as good as an RSS feed.
With regards to cussing... I've always tried to keep my answers "PG" for a few reasons but primarily, if I'm taking the time to write, I don't want anyone dissuaded by the language. Few people, if any, would say, "There isn't enough cussing in there for me to read it." The opposite certainly holds true.
If you think things were decent enough in 2017, you'd think 2012/13 was a veritable paradise by comparison.
WRT cussing, I've never had much respect for the "OMG bad words" crowd, but I think that the toxifying environment on Quora in the last decade left me a coarser person than I'd otherwise be. It's only after deciding to leave, that I've been able to honestly evaluate how much it's hurt my karma. That's what I'm hoping to improve here, as I take on a bit more of a journalistic tone, on a more serious platform.
I'm sorry to see Quora's demise, too. I started in 2017 with an interest in answers on mathematics. That grew to several other interests. In the last few years, I found that I had to avoid upvoting answers that while I thought were good would ultimately "choke out" answers to topics of more interest. (Answers about the MCU are a prime example of this.)
It is now to the point that if I want to read answers from my favorite writers, I have to look them up manually. That might sound a bit like a "first world problem" but if I'm having to do that, then Quora isn't even as good as an RSS feed.
With regards to cussing... I've always tried to keep my answers "PG" for a few reasons but primarily, if I'm taking the time to write, I don't want anyone dissuaded by the language. Few people, if any, would say, "There isn't enough cussing in there for me to read it." The opposite certainly holds true.
Thanks for the thoughtful answers.
Thanks! Glad to see ya here.
If you think things were decent enough in 2017, you'd think 2012/13 was a veritable paradise by comparison.
WRT cussing, I've never had much respect for the "OMG bad words" crowd, but I think that the toxifying environment on Quora in the last decade left me a coarser person than I'd otherwise be. It's only after deciding to leave, that I've been able to honestly evaluate how much it's hurt my karma. That's what I'm hoping to improve here, as I take on a bit more of a journalistic tone, on a more serious platform.