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This is awkward.
This site has been quiet for almost
eight months and it’s not because nothing has happened the past few months. So
much has happened, actually. So many things that would normally send me blogging before,
I now prefer to keep under wraps. I just don’t have the same passion to write it
all down like I used to. It’s also no fun how there are some people who attack
you for having thoughts or opinions that they don’t necessarily agree to. And
how some of them will even go out of their way to call you out for it.
Writing one’s thoughts kinda lost
its magic on me. It’s no fun spending hours composing a post when anyone can
easily “generate” something using Chat GPT in seconds. We are in a generation
of advanced AI and it somehow downplayed the human element in writing/blogging.
I also don’t know if it’s because I’m pushing fifty in a couple of years, but oversharing is not something I do anymore. I know this is long overdue because most people my age realized early on how it’s not necessary to share everything. I wish I have done this sooner; then again, I didn’t regret all those years writing about my thoughts (maybe a little on the ranting and the venting) because at least I have something to come back to.
I noticed this about myself
recently when I don’t even feel that “need” to post Facebook or IG stories as
often as I did before. I’m also not as talkative on X (Twitter) and I don’t
post much on Facebook too. I guess, I no longer have that desire to be seen or
known.
But to be fair, it’s not just the
writers like me who have gotten lazy, but also the readers. Judging by my site traffic
(which I don’t check very often), I don’t think people are still visiting sites
like mine just to read about my personal experiences and thoughts. A lot of us
are now more interested watching short videos. I myself no longer visit the
bookmarked blogs I religiously read before because my hours online are usually spent
scrolling through Tiktok videos. Everyone’s attention spans are shorter
these days.
While I will still have this site up for the public to view, I might not renew the domain next year (and save me $17). Maybe I will still write and post something here if I suddenly have the inspiration for it, when I have my heart on it again. When my purpose for writing something is because I want it, not for people to actually read and like it.
