Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

Yeah, honestly the answer is mainly not having a proper job (I don't have anyone who can tell me how to spend my time) combined with constructive procrastination: I've not been making nearly as much progress on my main projects over the past couple of months because there's been way too much stuff I want to write about.

I can write fast because I've been writing online for so long. Most short posts take about ten minutes, longer form stuff usually takes one or two hours.

I also deliberately lower my standards for blogging - I often skip conclusions, and I'll publish a piece when I'm still not happy with it (provided I've satisfied myself with the fact checking side of things - I won't dash something out if I'm not certain it's true, at least to the best of my ability.)

I'm hoping to improve my overall balance a lot for 2025. Deliberately ending my at least one post a day blogging streak is part of that: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/2/ending-a-year-long-post...

I wish I had a personal staff like that!

We do have a couple of hours of cleaning help once a week but other than that my partner and I split the chores.

Sometimes, sure this is the case. I know a few big time artists who have dedicated teams that are always behind the scenes. But plenty of times it's not, as Simon himself pointed out below.

My brother is an "influencer" in the legit sense that he makes all his money from having a following (mostly through brand partnerships). He only gets help for very specific tasks on a project-by-project basis and even then he doesn't do that very often. He loves working alone and the freedom that comes from that.

https://unnecessaryinventions.com/about-ui/

If I sit in front of a computer all the time I'm awake, I still wouldn't be able to be producing as much content as Simon Willison. My productivity would start to decline after 5~6 hours, and probably diminish after 8~9 hours. The consistency in his output is just magnificent and awe-inspiring.

https://brr.fyi/posts/brr-wants-a-job#anonymity

I've edited my original post to be gender neutral. Thanks.

Vitalik’s blog is pretty top tier

Most coins/chains/platforms have some sort of newsletters. You can find most of this stuff by looking up the ticker on coingecko or similar.

There are dedicated “crypto news” platforms (e.g. coindesk)

If your news is full of drama and horrible people… thats on you tbh. The algorithms are primed for that sort of content, but curation is up to you.

No skin in the game?

I say that because reading about crypto doesn't depress me at all.

You just laugh at it, the same way you laugh at the breathless AI grifters who have the exact same energy (and are largely the same people).