Why now?

Those who know me might ask that. The easy answer is "why not?". But this is not a real answer.

I like to understand the nature of things. This is easier with events, things and people from the world around us. It is more difficult for oneself however. So, as far as I understand, there are two reasons that triggered the event.

The first is the fact that following my financial independence, I felt free to do as I please! This is not a small thing! So many thoughts, projects, desires to be accommodated in the (how much really?) remaining time of my life. When one is in a working environment to earn its living, eight to twelve (sometimes more) hours per day, it becomes the main struggling arena shared with many. There is plenty of social interaction, sometimes more than desired! In the remaining free time, just a small fraction of the week, all other things must get squeezed. So, there is a set of people, which is more or less defined, with which one has social interaction. But once one is out of prison, ah, sorry, of work I meant, then things change. Different activities require different sets of people, in most cases. Social interaction now is not a given.

The second is related to ... Catastrophe Theory! Imagine an equal arm scale where in one end, one has a brass weight. One the other end, an empty bucket. The scale tilts towards the brass weight. We start to pour water on the bucket. At a certain point the scale title towards the bucket. The water in my case is the diversity and volume of information that I would like to share. The brass weight is the effort needed to setup this site. So, now the catastrophic event has occurred!