It’s a lie that “people stopped reading blogs.” There are plenty of people reading blogs, and writing them. It’s just that there’s no giant smoke-and-mirrors machine at work convincing everyone of the fact – that’s what social media has been doing.
- The product makers (Apple, Samsung, etc) all convinced us we need the best new phones.
- The cellular companies convinced us we needed unlimited plans and 5G speeds.
- The social media companies kept us scrolling, watching, liking.
Three collosal industries working together to keep you consuming, and making it seem ludicrous to consider anything else.
Which is why all those “I left Instagram” and “I switched to a dumbphone” articles are so popular. They’re like the Matrix allowing certain people to leave the system, knowing so many other people will accept the program as it’s built.
Make your blogs. Link to other blogs. They’re not back, they never left.