Oh that's such an easy question, Rodrigo. It's because this place is a "community" in the same way going to the mall to run errands is a community. You're there to do something and you never know who you're going to run into. You know?

See, you read someone's stories because Medium put them in front of you. That day, anyway. And maybe they don't read yours because Medium didn't put yours in front of them.

We are all stupidly busy. Especially if we run a publication or three. So we come here to do all the things. Look at submissions, add new writers, read a little bit. And sometimes it dawns on us. Omg, I haven't seen anything from Karen, or maybe Jim for some while. So we go look. But otherwise, we just see what they plunk in our face.

It's like that time you told me welcome back, but I hadn't gone anywhere. But to you, I had. Because Medium didn't put me in front of you.

Wow, that was long. Sorry! lol.

Write on!

(ha ha - said it before you)