Starting Fresh & Reminiscing Blogging
For almost ten years since I first went online, I grew up thinking that there was a sense of intimacy associated with using the internet as a personal diary of sorts. Logging what you were doing at the moment, how your day has been, or simply discussing how you were feeling. I grew up online thinking that I could be one of those people who can easily share what they were doing with the world and be recognized for it, or even paid.
The days of blogging as I once knew it are long gone. Social media replaced forums, newsletter platforms replaced self-hosted blogs, and above all else, the internet stopped being intimate. So much of the internet’s day-to-day takes place on Instagram and Twitter (I refuse to call it “X”) or Slack and Google Drive. No matter where you are in the world, there’s at least someone online doing something.
It’s high time I put my foot down and step away from the mess. Be more intentional with how I use platforms. And that starts with going back to the beginning. And blogging.
Do I expect anyone to follow me along? No, not really. But do I hope that I can live out the fantasy of writing from a coffee shop in the early 2010s when everyone and their mom started a fashion blog on Tumblr? Hopefully.
That’s all for now.
You’re reading an archived piece from a previous incarnation of this blog. To keep up with more short-form and long-form writing, subscribe to “A Thousand Plus One” here on Substack.