I have a website, but
I enjoy going through the discover feed on bearblog a lot. You never know what you'll get, but usually there is something interesting on there. That interesting thing also usually is a rabbit hole, because it leads me to other content on here. It's a very organic experience. I want to label it "human", if that makes sense?
Now, I'm in the position of having a "proper" website that I put a lot of time and effort into over the course of the last few years. But I don't write much on there anymore. Instead, I write here (not as much on this blog, but on the platform in general). I used to feel bad about this, it felt wrong.
This morning I learned that apparently, I'm not alone with this. There are many more people with this issue:
There are probably more. I assume there are dozens of us. DOZENS.
While I cannot speak for any of the above on the exact reason why they choose to entertain a bear blog in addition to their website (some use it for short form content deliberately, other seem to be in limbo on where to settle but want to express themselves), I have to admit it feels good to not be alone in my situation.
My brain is constantly trying to analyze why I am drawn to writing on bear, but I'm not having it this time. Bear feels good, I'll write on Bear if I feel like it.