re: About writing and audience
I just read this piece written in early December 2025: About writing and audience : Juha-Matti Santala
Juha-Matti writes this post mostly from the POV of career building (at least, that's how I interpreted it) but the principle is the same: don't worry about an audience.
I've written about this before (as has pretty much...everyone on Bear) but sometimes it's nice to get the reminder.