I’m genuinely puzzled by the number of people with inscrutable handles, whom I don’t know, who cold-message me and jump straight to an ask of some sort without even introducing themselves 🤔

Usually with a familiar old-friend tone too. I’m friendly enough, but dude, just because you know me from my writing doesn’t mean I can mystically intuit who the hell you are. Introduce yourself briefly first.

Blogger at ribbonfarm.com, running summerofprotocols.com, host of /gloom ☀️

Cold messaging without introduction is off-putting and presumptuous. Personal connection is important