I mentioned in the last post that I’ve been, quite literally, putting off the inevitable of getting back to publishing content to this site. It is, after all, my “main” presence online – my hobby, my method of expression to the greater world. It’s certainly not something I’m just going to give up, even if my motivation to write has been quite diminished the past few months. It’s not for lack of desire to write, but more of a “I just don’t feel like it” thing.
Quite an internal conflict, honestly, triggered by 2020 being, quite simply, one hell of a year.
I cannot, however, put off the inevitable any longer. I’ve spent the past week looking over things here and committing to what changes I’d want to make to the general “flow” of things here and, more critically, my “marketing” focus on the actual publication of this content. This is in addition to more practical trimming of categories and more standardized generic banners for articles.
I’ve made too many mistakes over the years focusing on following social media trends, trying to be an “influencer” on their terms, as opposed to just doing my own thing. I’ve got a series or articles on this topic coming, but suffice it to say I spent more time preparing for most articles than I actually did writing them, and not in a productive way. It was all about catering to the algorithm (be if Facebook, YouTube,Twitter, whatever) and playing their game with content. It isn’t about the actual value of the content but all about the way you put it out there, with obtuse hashtags, flashy images, anything and everything to capture the eyes of the average person.
The problem is, quite frankly, I’m talking well above the level of the average person in any subject I wish to discuss. Sorry if that sounds arrogant or egotistical, but it’s the truth – while some things I write about are just for fun, other things I take a serious look at and address with a logic that is, quite simply, clearly lost on the masses online. This usually leads to quite pathetic discussions, as evident in some previous articles, where people not only miss the point, they double down on being wrong and, in the end, are proven wrong. They never come back to apologize for arguing, or admit such, however, because that would be too much like admitting you made a simple mistake, and would require that they thus learn from that mistake.
I’ll admit when I’m wrong about something, but only when that actually is the case – not when someone else makes an illogical assertion that I’m wrong based on what they think they know or what they have experienced (or, more commonly, not experienced as opposed to what I personally have) and try to use that to negate my own analyses of whatever the subject may be.
I’ve got quite a bit to say on all this and actually didn’t intend to make this such a big to-do in this article, but whatever – I’m getting ready for work and have had a bit more coffee than I probably should have, so I’m wired for a full day of repairing electronics and testing software.
What I’m getting at is, I do this site for fun. It’s additionally a way to publicly address things I may find interesting or important, at least within the context of my personal and digital lives, but even then it only goes so far, and some others take insignificant things as critical to their lives, all the whiled ignoring broader matters, such as basic logic, rendering conversation and interaction with them pointless. It makes the very act of sharing content posted here kind of moot, as it’s going to be wasted on so many.
Yet, I’m not going to be quiet. I’ll continue to “do my thing” in spite of what the rabid online masses seem to wish. It may comes as a shock to many that I will be so vocally against something they may think, but I’m incredibly used to being opposed by others on simple opinion. It doesn’t surprise me and, in fact, I accept it as an inevitability. I’m used to it, but clearly most others want that “echo chamber” in their online lives. Hate to tell ya, but this ain’t the place for that nonsense. I’m an incredibly honest person. Always have been, always will be – I say what I think, and while sure, sometimes I’m a bit excessive with it for dramatic effect (heavily so on Twitter) as a part of my “character” online, the reality is there’s a level of truth to everything I post online and if someone can’t handle it, that’s their problem – not mine.
Quite simply, I’d rather spend time making content here than arguing with random people online who didn’t even bother to actually read the content of my articles, let alone understand it in depth.
I want to have fun writing for my own website again.
C’est La Vie.
