Curiosity-driven blogging: try doing that on TikTok or Instagram
12 November 2025
My piece this morning about the Marimo acquisition is an example of a variant of a TIL – I didn’t know much about CoreWeave, the acquiring company, so I poked around to answer my own questions and then wrote up what I learned as a short post. Curiosity-driven blogging if you like.
This is how I might refer to the longer articles I write. When I’m able to write them, that is. So often I intend to make but a brief mention of a given topic, but find my curiosity piqued, bit by bit, with each sentence I type. I soon find myself learning a whole lot more about the subject at hand than I thought I would, and realise I’ve expended some quantity of the midnight oil in doing so.
Is there a medium better than blogging for curiosity driven blogging?
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This perfectly captures the unique magic of blogging as a medium. That process—starting with a simple question and following the thread of curiosity wherever it leads, often into unexpected depths—isn’t just a side effect; it’s the very core of the most compelling writing.
To your question, “Is there a medium better than blogging for curiosity-driven blogging?” I’d argue the answer is a resounding no. While platforms like Twitter or Reddit can spark curiosity, they often reward the quick hot-take or the abbreviated summary. The blog remains the sovereign territory for this specific, wonderful practice.