Always leave something behind. If you find something interesting, leave a trace that you were there.
This is a little thing that over time leads to a friendlier, more humane internet. Here are a few examples.
Imagine you’re reading a blog post and you find it helpful. Or, you agree with it, but find one part of the argument lacking. Before moving on, leave a comment!
As a writer, receiving feedback on my work is welcome and rare. This blog gets thousands of readers a month, and yet the amount of direct feedback I’ve received over all the years is a small fraction of that.
I want to hear it! Praise is encouraging. Criticism is often enlightening. If it’s a nitpick or aside, that’s almost always interesting.
Imagine you’re stuck on a tough bug, and you’re searching the internet for help. You find a solution to your problem in a forum post, buried on the second page of results, down the page. Before celebrating and moving on, stop and leave a message!