confused
Xiaohongshu and Zhihu get more traffic in a single day than my blog gets in a year. So what is the point of self-hosting anything anymore.
rough view
Blogging is outdated. Reach is the only thing that matters now.
asked AI
Is keeping a personal blog still worth the effort?
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AI distinguished between writing for distribution and writing for thinking. A platform optimizes for reach. A blog optimizes for memory and intellectual ownership. The two answer different questions about why you write.
→ distribution vs memory
disagreed
Part of me still wants the numbers. Pretending I do not care about reach is a lie.
revised
I need both. Platforms for reach, blog for memory. The blog stops being a failed broadcast channel the moment I stop measuring it that way.