When I can't convince someone in a technical discussion of my viewpoint because they have their heels dug into a random viewpoint on a blog post penned by a random nobody, I write a blog post and link it back without mentioning the author's identity. Suddenly my words would carry weight.

Not sure how to feel about it tbh.

I also write to keep snapshots of my ideas and thought processes, regardless of how nonsensical they may be.