Random and Scattered Thoughts of a Gamer Dad
A post worth reading, and said better than I ever could.
Andy’s Blog: Why Blog If Nobody Reads It?
Blogging forces clarity. It makes you structure your thoughts, sharpen your perspective. You stop writing fluff because — let’s be honest — you’re writing for yourself. And if you can’t keep yourself interested, nobody else stands a chance.
I have been thinking a lot about the internet from 2005. Some of it is for nostalgia. Much of it is “how did we get here?”
However, the biggest driving factor is how I am tired with what we have now. I long to return to something that feels more in line with my preferred internet experience from years ago.
Continue reading “How it once was”This space was once a personal blog. It was where I dumped thoughts, goings-on, things I loved, and the mundane things from my day-to-day. Since then, I have tried several things, whether minimalism, parenting, or attempting to be a video game news site. This blog has had many reinventions.
Perhaps it is time to return to the roots.
Sharing on social media has become less appealing over the past four months. I have left most of the platforms I once called “home.” I do not regret the decision, but it has left me without an outlet for sharing my thoughts in the detail I want to give them.
It is time to write about what I care about in a space I control. Welcome back, personal blog. I missed you. I’ll see you again soon.
I don’t know how to blog anymore.
This blog has gone through so many concepts, themes, and resets that I’ve lost count. For some years, it has been a personal blog. For a while, it was focused on minimalism. I tried my hand at video game news reporting and enjoyed this, but I couldn’t keep up with the required speed.
But when I look back, I miss a personal blog to share thoughts and longer-form ideas. I don’t always have a place on social media to share longer thoughts, and social media also adds more stress to my life than I would like. I have reduced my social media presence to YouTube and Bluesky after I reached my breaking point with Meta’s hostility towards their users.
From today, I try something new. This is my space. I post whatever I want. The formats will be random and scattered. It may be a single video or a list. I will attempt to create an old internet experience for myself. I don’t want to relive the early days, but we gave up having our record of things for posts on social media. I want to bring that back home again.
The worst that can happen is another reset.