theandrewbailey
11 hours ago
If one wants to write down thoughts, no computer is necessary. Keeping a journal with pen and paper has been a thing for centuries.
Blogging being less write-friendly? It can be as simple as writing a tweet, or editing a comment for HN. It doesn't need to involve git or hugo. You could use one of the big blogging platforms, and have no more than a login and some HTML text fields.
Blogging as pressure to improve your writing is real, and that's one of the reasons I blog.
onesandofgrain
11 hours ago
So you need the scrutiny of others to feel pressured to write better?
theandrewbailey
11 hours ago
I wouldn't call it scrutiny. It's mostly caused me to communicate and articulate my thoughts better, to the point where I'm misunderstood less often. Along the way, I realized that I left out important points, so I've gotten better at including them the first time.
Others? Only a handful of people read my blog, and most of them are my friends.
onesandofgrain
10 hours ago
That's fair, I'm not trying to belittle people that like to blog just for everyone's information.