@Daojoan Kathy Sierra warned us about that in the early days of Twitter. I couldn't find the article with a web search but it was on my birthday - December 7, 2006, a little over 19 years ago!

#quote | «It’s a form that allows for intellectual exploration without demanding premature certainty. […] The format accommodates the actual texture of thinking, which is messy and recursive and full of wrong turns».

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

@Daojoan I agree 100%. I have worked as an SEO blogger, freelance writer, and editor. But, many folks have quit their blog. (Not only because of AI. But because of the brutal Google Helpful Content Update a few years back, which crushed many professional bloggers.)

@Daojoan that's when they shift from evangelism, due to trauma, to self therapy

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Great post, nailed it. I find I spend weeks writing and re-writing a single blog post, to get very little engagement (shouting into the void), yet a simple photo of my dog can go viral. Still, I believe in the process of writing a blog, taking the time to put ideas down coherently is good for the brain, and can contribute to knowledge and health of the Internet, whether it is widely read or not

@Daojoan Love this. And is so anti-[substance|medium] 👏

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My most important writing is on my blog. It's what I hope to be a permanent record of my thoughts. Here I post fleeting comments or links to my more important posts on my blog. I guess I should plug it now.

http://the5thc.blogspot.com/

@Daojoan this has convinced me to sit down and finally write the blog post I've been meaning to write. Given that I've already got a domain and need to do SOMETHING with it