> The way Faulkner treats his characters, I treat domain name projects. I buy them with an intention to develop. And I let them take the lead. They’re the inspiration for the business itself. They guide me towards what they need to become. I’m just the dude behind the keyboard (sorta).

I feel the same way about personal projects and blogs. A good idea tends to be self-reinforcing. It just needs someone to uncover it. Selling onions on the internet seems unusual but to the right person that idea is gold.

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voidfunc 10 hours ago | parent [-]

I buy domains and then forget about them only to renew them once a year for aspirational reasons.

Its kinda like seeing my family at Christmas once a year.

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nxobject 9 hours ago | parent [-]

It beats the FOMO of thinking about a good quirky name, and then seeing someone take a (close) variant of it years later. I think it feels like a word game - but with a reward you can keep.

	▲	MarcelOlsz 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I still have no fucking idea what to do with saving.cash and it's costing me $500/year which is financially ruining me lol but I'd rather starve and keep the domain name. I'd never forgive myself for selling it. It's literally saving cash. It can't be anything other than what it is.