The Journey of a Quora Writer: Insights from Personal Experience

When Mahesh Krishna invited me to Quora, it was back when we were high school kids sipping ice tea. He was the more popular guy, both on Quora and with girls in real life. The second part still holds true. By popular, I mean his answers got some 17 upvotes, while my best was a mere 2.

Early Days in Quora

I wrote nearly 150 answers without getting any reads. Most of the answers were silly poems or sarcastic, useless, cringeworthy one-liners. Yet, it's amazing that I could continue with no encouragement at all. I often wonder about my own perseverance.

Transition to Serious Answers

Most of my answers remained deep in the Quora pits. Rarely did esteemed writers like Nagarajan Srinivas give me lone thumbs up. I had answers with no upvotes but his. He likely had no idea how much that single upvote meant to me.

Other writers like Naveen Subramanian, Anbazhagan Ambrose, and Subramaniam Duraisamy helped in their unique ways. I remember once complaining to Naveen Subramanian about getting no views. He more-or-less said, 'You write well - so keep on doing that. No one knows magic here.'

Friendship and Growth

I don't know if I made 'friends' online, but User-9955859891864807847 and Shinzo hit close to the mark for me. I even met Shinzo once.

Caffeinated Thoughts still gives me total 'akka' vibes. There have been times I've contemplated approaching her for personal problems, as she's like an elder sister to me.

Turning Point and Impact

Then one day, Anbazhagan Ambrose made me a contributor to Tamil Dravidam space without me asking at all after I made a meme for Ambika Vijay mam during the space wars. I can say that was the turning point in my writing. Tamil Dravidam opened the metaphorical gates to me.

I found an audience in Tamil Dravidam that I perhaps wouldn't have found anywhere else, and the view count slowly picked up. I usually don't write much on politics, but I'm really proud of the few articles I churned out at Tamil Dravidam.

Personal Growth and Authenticity

I started writing my heart out and discovered I love doing that. I know I'm not a revolutionary writer, but I'm glad that I could at least kid myself to be a writer today. Writing here has been an amazing experience for me personally.

I just write what I feel, and I feel grateful to know there exist people out there who want to listen. Even if Quora itself is undergoing a huge existential crisis, the people are what make up places.

Obligatory Meme

Here's an obligatory meme I made for myself when I crossed 1000 followers. Thank y'all for listening.