A brief reflection on the day after:

@nemo has deleted all his remarks, which leave comments of the post looking like a forest where a harvester has made a pass, a litter of stumps and scattered branches; or the aftermath of a party, where what's left is dirty dishes and empty glasses on tables.

Looking through my notifications, I wonder if @davidw would weigh in -- as someone who's been a prolific poster and commenter, recently, I'm curious how you see this topic, and the fruits of your own expression.

And to get meta: what I'm doing now (talking about this post after it's stopped being "live") is a thing that makes no sense in ephemeral-mode. It raises the question about whether this post, and the ideas that we've explored here, are things of enduring value that should endure over time?

Or whether they should blow away like fallen leaves.