I guess I've been thinking about this for a long time now, and even though it's not a pleasant thought per say, it's a reality that I think we will do better if we face honestly.
When I first found this place, I truly bought the idea that blogging was the future. I thought, superficially so I admit, that most people would find themselves happy writing on here, and thus experience a more profound version of social media. These days however, I think I've shifted my expectations, almost a full one eighty to be honest.
This is not to say there won't be bloggers on here, or that applications like peakd, won't have a place. But, to invite into my mind the possibility that blogging will be the minority of the activity on this chain, and this might happen very soon.
With the creation of more dapps, whether we are talking about games or defi, more and more users will join, and I submit to you the possibility that these waves of new users will probably never learn about the blogs that began it all.
Not to say this is necessarily a bad thing or a sad thing for that matter. I happen to think that the experiment of blogging was the honey that attracted the flies. And, some of us, some of the flies, thankfully refused to leave. The first Dapp, the blog, was crucial in the formation of a community, with all it's flaws, wars and drama--without it, this place would have died long ago.
I'll admit the hyperbolic nature of my title, but it's fitting to add enough melancholy to the soup. It won't die die, not one hundred percent, but it might not be more relevant than Myspace. (fun fact, it's still around)
Regardless. I enjoy writing, and probably will continue to do so, even if the audience leaves me and I'm left talking to myself.
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