π¬ A communicable patch of legibility in an ungoverned thought space
We live in a world of extremes, and often the middle of things gets hollowed-out leaving just both ends of the spectrum. In the online space, that feels like podcasts and newsletters at the long-form end, and Instagram and Twitter at the short-form end. What does that mean for blogging? Well, Iβm not particularly bothered about business models, about huge audiences, and about βtrendsβ. Iβm happy just getting my thoughts out there using whatever vehicle feels right for the purpose.
Can I clarify Doug, are you arguing that ‘blogging’ is long dead and it is time to move on? Just wondering.
via Doug Belshaw
I don’t think there’s an objective fact of the matter. I think for those of us who have been blogging a while have our networks and enjoy what we do. I’m not sure that starting an independently-hosted blog in 2019 is necessarily what I’d recommend everyone to do. Some people, not everyone.
I think that any conversation that says “everyone must …” is problematic. In regards to hosting, I always come back to Mike Caulfield’s post about the problems of running your own server. I have not changed my stance from a few years ago, I would recommend anyone starting out to begin on Edublogs and move to their own domain if they so wish. One thing that I would warn people about though is a space like Medium where the ability to move is not necessarily clear. Still happy that I move to Reclaim and away from Blogger.
Yeah, I think people only have so much attention to apply to things other than themselves. And having to be a sysadmin isn’t something I enjoy, and I’m geekier than most of the population!
I am learning that maybe I like sysadmin more than I should?
@mrkrndvs Have replied as a comment on your blog π
Thank you @dajbelshaw much appreciated