Why I'm Expanding My Blogging Presence
I've decided to start writing on a personal blog again. Not just on IT Notes, where I'll continue to publish technical content as I've been doing, but also on a more personal and general blog. And this for a number of reasons.
One above all: too many things I've written on social media have disappeared into nothingness after a few days. Content there is meant to be momentary, ephemeral. It's not for nothing that we talk about microblogging: posts appear in timelines and then vanish in the continuous flow of new content. After six days, six months, six years... it's as if they never existed.
Looking back, years ago I used to use my blog just like it was a social network. I wrote about experiences, ideas, opinions. People would comment, creating an exchange. There were fewer haters back then — and when the phenomenon began to increase, we joked saying that "they'd sold too many modems."
Yet, those posts are still there. Those ideas, even after twenty years, are still readable. They've moved from WordPress to Pelican, then to Nikola, and now (gradually) to BSSG. They're Markdown files: simple, editable, exportable, convertible. They don't change in content, but they adapt in the way they're presented, remaining readable over time.
I'll write occasionally. When I feel the need to say something worth keeping. A bit like on social media, but also a bit like in a diary.
This desire came back to me while observing blogs like those of Ruben Schade and Michał Sapka, who consistently share their interests, projects, and thoughts. I won't be as regular, but alongside the "quick bite" posts on social media, I'll also create more reflective content, at my own pace.
As I mentioned, technical content will remain on IT Notes. Everything else will be here.
See you soon!