If an idea hasn't convinced me yet, should I publish it anyway?

The digital garden logic says yes — readers see the current state of thinking, not the final version. But readers' time isn't free either. Half-baked thoughts cost something.

Possible answers:

• Mark status: seedling and let readers decide whether to read.
• Be explicit in the prose about what I'm uncertain of.
• Allow notes to live in growing for months without forcing a finish.

To be continued.

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