If, as is seems inevitable, Section 230 goes away, blogging might make a comeback. Once platforms are held responsible for user content, the platforms will rigorously enforce standards. Anybody with ideas that aren't standard will have to go elsewhere, and that will be a blog without a comment section.
I read this before but did not think there will be many good responses here. HN is demanding.
Back to the discovery problem, I am more and more convinced that a blog is timeless, making it distinct organization of information to social media. In the original words,
> A well-written blog post on a specific topic can draw readers for years through Google (or Kagi // DuckDuckGo if you're nasty, and by nasty I mean excellent); a tweet is lucky to get attention for twelve hours. Hell, call it six. Hell, call it three and call me an optimist at that. If you're trying to build a body of work, or to create something that will outlast the platform of the moment, a blog is simply a better tool.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 26.1 ms ] threadI read this before but did not think there will be many good responses here. HN is demanding.
Back to the discovery problem, I am more and more convinced that a blog is timeless, making it distinct organization of information to social media. In the original words,
> A well-written blog post on a specific topic can draw readers for years through Google (or Kagi // DuckDuckGo if you're nasty, and by nasty I mean excellent); a tweet is lucky to get attention for twelve hours. Hell, call it six. Hell, call it three and call me an optimist at that. If you're trying to build a body of work, or to create something that will outlast the platform of the moment, a blog is simply a better tool.