Idk if I think so much about anxiety as just reflecting in general. Stacker News is a HUGE one!

Why am I making this post? Why am I publishing it? Will I get a lot of sats? How many? How do I get more sats? If I don’t make the post, then how will I get sats? What if I’m too late finding a good post so I can’t zap it early?

All the while not even stopping to wonder, what do I even want more sats for?

Fighting for more sats on SN doesn’t quell anxiety. Imagine if I really did get 1k sats for every post? Then I might just be anxious to get 2k sats for every post!

I’m grateful I did my analysis already and @Undisciplined pointed out might as well focus on posts that bring me joy!

And @DesertDave reminder that ~alter_native is most fruitful for my style anyways ⚡️