To be a blogger, you have to be okay with writing into the void. Some posts will resonate with people. Some posts will get comments. Most won’t.
Sometimes I’ll write a post and I’ll think to myself, “This is pretty good! This is the blog post that people are gonna talk about and link to. I’ve really captured something unique in this post.”
And then crickets. No one cares. 🦗
That’s okay. The act of writing itself helps us think, helps us learn, helps us discover how we feel about a topic. It’s creative and has value even if no one is reading. It’s a snapshot in time to look back on later.
And then the post is out there on the internet, making the web a little better. And maybe one day someone will pick it up and see it, at just the right time, and it will matter to them.
Michael Mitchell You must have been reading my mind. I wrote about this very topic just a couple of weeks ago. I think we all feel this way at one time or another. Now get out of my head! 😆
Manton Reece @mlm361 Oh cool, I'll have to go back and find your post. I think I've written this same thing a few times… Mostly a note to myself. 🙂
Pelle Wessman After all: Blog comes from the term web-log and was initially mostly a public diary of sorts – written by the author for the author and not with intent of garnering a huge following or a lot of reads
Ville Saalo This actually reminds me of one reason that I like Micro.blog: without the Meta or X algorithms I know I'm writing into the void! There's no nagging feeling that more people would see and comment on my posts if only the Algorithm wasn't so unfair.
Kuba Suder 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 
Kuba Suder @manton.org ❤️ this is great
Numeric Citizen exact sentiment here. I wrote a long piece about security and privacy protection on Apple devices and … it seems no one actually care… crickets 🦗
Tom Loughlin The same of true of links you might share. You think "here's something everyone should read that will make a difference in how they perceive an issue." Whether they do or not I never know.
Dave Winer it's true. i do read some sites every time they publish, but not many. i tend to read your posts, you're in my blogroll and when i see you've updated i always click.
i also follow the archive of the json feed repo, esp in the last few days.
Rene van Belzen Sometimes I write to understand better. This might not resonate with others, but for me, it is a very special moment when I learn something I didn't know before.
Manton Reece @ZeroOne I like that perspective. The algorithm is unknowable and it's probably a waste of time to try to game it or blame it. Better to focus on the content.