Why maintain a blog when no ones gonna read it?
There are currently 1,630,400 websites hosted on neocities as of 6/9/2026. Amidst of all of these sites, mine doesn't stand out at all, both in terms of design and writing, so it must be presumed I am aware that no one is really reading most of the posts I write. This poses the question: why do I even bother maintaining a blog at all? All of this could have just been written in my diary.
THIS IS MY BLOG. THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT, BUT THIS ONE IS MINE.
On the about page, I stated that "what's better than [keeping a diary] is having a website knowing theres a 100% possibility that someone is reading or has read your thoughts". Technically, it's true, and I still stand by this statement, there are more perks to putting your thoughts in a website than a diary in my view, namely, the creative freedom that is accompanied with the coding involved.
But what if the possibility isn't a 100%? I just pulled that number out of my ass. I should be killed for that. Either way, especially with how insignificant and boring my site is, there's no guarantee that someone is gonna read it, but I like to think that there are more reasons to why I continue to speak to nobody on the interwebs (other than that I still hold onto the sliver of hope someone might be entertained by my nonsense)
One of these reasons is merely that I enjoy writing. Whether it be casual or argumentative, articulating my thoughts actually forces me to rethink and trace back my line of reasoning or logic. I like when what I say makes sense, which is why small grammatical errors or incohesion haunt me in my sleep. The fact that I am a person whose native language isn't English probably only further perpetuates my compulsion to always make sure there are no mistakes in my texts. (This doesn't mean that it never happens though, I'm bound to let them slip through.)
When I read well-articulated, intuitive writings, I feel great admiration for the author. Being able to be perceived by others as witty or creative through text is hard. It's not a goal of mine to become as such, I just don't think I have the innate talent for that, but it pushes me to put more thought into the way I speak.
Another reason why is already stated above, it's fun to do so. What? Sitting at my computer for hours to spew bullshit is fun? Yeah for me it is, because otherwise I would be on >pilot-mode watching dogshit on youtube all day. I'm not even watching them half of the time because I get sidetracked by my own thoughts halfway through the video. I can't guarantee that I'll keep writing as a hobby, but during summer break, when I have better things to do but I refuse to get to it, it's something fun and relaxing that I can occupy myself with.
Basically...
This blog was mainly made for my entertainment, as a way of praticing writing, and as something I can occupy myself with instead of doing fuck all all of the time while I'm home.
...What? I'm not special? It's why almost everyone does it anyway? Shit...