INTERNET BLOG SITUATION!!!

29 Jan, 2026

I have never been particularly attached to or active on social media, but I consume a great deal of creative humorous, intellectual, and artistic work on the internet, much of which is distributed to me through social media, especially Youtube. But the degree of control these platforms have over their users and the content they host, as well as the share of the power and wealth they accrue from it sours my appreciation of these works. (I have also previously used Youtube as an escape, a bottomless pit of attention, which was a roadblock from healthier and more rewarding ways of spending my time...) I have recently deleted my Twitter, then Instagram accounts for ethical reasons; these were easier for me to leave, as I don't use them as much as Youtube, but Instagram in particular was my primary source for local events, especially punk shows, and the first mode of contact I would share when meeting new people. There is a gap at present to be filled. I know I cannot abandon these all on my own though; I and those around me are bound up in them still, whether we participate directly or not¹.

I have also used these platforms primarily as a consumer rather than as a producer, and feel that I have missed a lot of practice here; I learn and remember better when I actively create. Who would have thought... And while I have gained a lot from what I have found on the internet, I have my own tastes and I can create things which better map on to my aesthetic and intellectual identity—also creativity is practicable and fulfilling. I used to be more creative—at least more tangibly productive in my creativity—but I have used the technologies offered to me primarily for facilitating my entertainment, rather than as instruments for artistic creation and distribution, as I might rather be... This is okay but like... I want better :p

So, I want to be designing my own website as a little exercise in artistic (and, unfortunately, self-) creation; and to start a blog in hopes that publishing some writing will encourage me to take my own thoughts and writing more seriously, and to provide my friends a window into these thoughts. (Sparking some discussion, perhaps.) Unfortunately, my Neocities account was banned and I accidentally uninstalled Linux on my laptop somehow. My early efforts were somewhat thwarted by censorship² and chance. The former being the same issue I was trying to evade... This will just force me to learn more about the internet though, so it might end up a push in the right direction. It is nice to know the inner workings of a technology I use daily, and at the end of the day it is a good thing I am forced to engage with it at this level.

Hopefully I will continue to post here as I find time and motivation to do so. I would like to have a repository of nice and interesting things people can use, as well as a place to publicly organise my ideas. The propaganda element is significant as well; I often fantasize about having a printing press or a theatre type of deal. I have also been writing significantly less since graduating from university, so I want to practice pushing myself to write rather than relying on outside sources for that.

That's all for now. Personal website to come.

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