The Explorateur: Issue #23

Industry thoughts for AugustKindness is business. Kindness is life.Avoid the angry, the unlucky, and the cruel. They're dead ends—professionally, socially, and creatively. Every couple months I see a malcontent complain about their overdue success, unaware they've been quietly labeled persona non grata for bullying and hawking insults. Fred Rogers once said, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." I don't think it's a coincidence those same helpers are often well regarded and accomplished in the space. People support people who care for other people. Share your time, promote others' work, and be nice. Dododecahedron's latest post on Positivity hits a similar note.Discourse terms have no masters.I've decided Blorb, Rules Elide, GNS, OSR, POSR, and other terms are like a jar of bees. No matter how much I think I understand them—they're not going to serve me when I release out into the internet. There are too many headline interpreters, bad faith debaters,…