I don't tend to post much.
Of the few things I put out there, most tend to be additions to something other people said — contributing to a conversation without the pressure of the sole focus being on me. I guess I'm somewhat anxious in that way.
Using technical skills to compensate for my lack of social ones. Building a little contraption as tribute to someone else's idea, as if an offering to a little deity, a prayer for validation.
I liked Cohost.
Still, the few times I felt confident enough to put my thoughts out there, Cohost was the place that made it feel least stressful. When I managed to actually spark a conversation, quite often it would turn out to be one of the best interactions I'd had on the public web.
Social media hasn't really been a major part of my life, at least for the past few years. I don't expect that to change, and I certainly hope it doesn't -- it seems like a precarious position to be in.
Maybe communication is not my main goal.
I'm a fairly private person, and I already have some (appropriately private) outlets for my thoughts. I know myself well enough by now to know that I'm not the "blogger" type. Expressing myself is a gigantic struggle for various reasons, and I could never maintain an active presence online when doing so in real life is already a challenge.
I love creating, and I'd love for people to see and appreciate my creations. I'd love to make friends and connect over making stuff and learning and passions. But I'm not in a position in life where I can commit to putting everything into that; Even if I were, it doesn't seem to come to me naturally the way it does to others.
Perfect is the enemy of Not Going Insane.
One of the most important skills I've learned in the past few years is accepting imperfection. To solve a problem pragmatically, I first need to force myself out of the endless thought loops and reconsideration of the abstract, and commit to something "good enough". Iteration in place of being Perfect from the beginning.
This has some implications in the context of presenting yourself publicly which I will not delve into here.
My blob.
Keeping all of the above in mind, I have created a blob. It's a blog, except there's no apologising for a long hiatus every other post, no restrictions on the topic or length of entries, no expectations to fulfill.
I may post the equivalent of a subpar tweet once every two years, or have a manic episode and write 6000 words about my most recent hyperfixation every day for 2 weeks before falling silent forever. Maybe neither, maybe both.
It's up to you to decide whether that's worth your attention.
Of course, it's got an RSS feed.
If that doesn't sound appealing, but you'd still like to follow things I create, I've also created a feed specifically for new project announcements.