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near.blog · Personal blog · on HN since 2023
Near writes personal essays on personality, LLMs as tools, health and sleep supplements, social media habits and building things.
What HN saysHN links it mainly for the Personality Basins post, which a commenter recommends as a similar read to another article.
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venkii · 2025-08-28
You might enjoy Asara's Personality Basins, it's on a similar vibe: https://near.blog/personality-basins/