I am exactly the same. if I start writing something I spend ages agonising over the first sentence and I never just move on to the next paragraph if I'm not happy with the one I'm on yet
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I want them to read my words and enjoy them I suppose, but I'm not sure how that helps
That's the most defensible reason for writing. For some of the less defensible ones, look at all the marketing-through-blogs churned out by consultants (looking for clients), startups (looking for money or employees), or anyone grabbing for crumbs in the attention economy
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The bot that liked the preceding tweet can probably lead us down a stinky rabbit hole
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yeah I mean I've done copywriting stuff before and the "writing" element of it matters a lot less than analytics and social media strategy
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I'd suggest that even the purest writing can benefit from light editing with some goal in mind, and even the most mundane word-gruel that's necessary only to provide cover for a stupid slideshow with a payload of 10 advertisements can benefit from a little whimsy and imagination.
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I'm sure, I guess I just don't really care about the latter
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