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An Experiment in Relocation

6 months ago347 words

I've written this week's blog post on Substack instead! Have you ever even heard of that??

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how I've been wondering for a while about where else I could write blog posts, as this website is closed off from any opportunities to make new social connections. The view counts decrease over time as long-time readers fade away, but never go back up again because how would they?

There are places like Twitter (does anyone call it X?), which I've used a bit before, but ideally I want somewhere where I can write long-form text content in my own little space rather than just as a thread in a large, anonymous community.

I've thought about it for a while, and Substack came up in my mind as a possibility. I've seen a few people using it, though I don't know much about it, like what kind of people use it, what reputation or connotations it has, whether the sorts of people who'd be interested in my stuff would even go there (the impression I get is it's more mature than some other platforms, and most users are writer/journalist types?).

I've set up an account and written a couple of posts already; ∞ here's the latest one ∞, which is what I would have written here if I hadn't written it there instead.

Substack offers a bunch of benefits over my personal blog, but I'm not without concerns, so I'm not definitely moving over there completely. I'm just experimenting at this point.

One of the biggest benefits is that it's essentially a mailing list, which is something I've been meaning to set up for ages but never got around to. Meaning you actually get notified about posts.

If you're interested, I look forward to seeing you over there... maybe!

I'm also quite curious to know what thoughts or assumptions you have about the place, especially if you're reluctant to join up there.