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I didn’t like the idea of being inside someone else’s garden, where I didn’t own or control my writing, photos, and so on.
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As a consequence, I have ended up self-censoring, or even writing and creating to serve whatever the fucking algorithm wants, instead of what I want. It’s always bothered me, but at like a 1 on a 10 point scale. I’ve lived with it, and I’ve accepted the compromise.
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There’s no reason for me to be here.
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I sincerely hope that, if you have enjoyed following me here, that you’ll come over to my blog. There’s a simple form there, so you can get my posts by email, probably more reliably than you ever saw things here.
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The people who work for me are going to be unhappy about this. I have a major project coming out in March, and it’s not the best idea to walk away from an account with a few hundred thousand followers.
Actions speak louder than words do. Well done, Wil!
On another note: RSS is still well and alive, thank you very much.
It’s still a good idea to hit the brakes every once in a while though, if not always.