Remember back when Ghost's slogan was "Just a blogging platform?" I've been following them off and on for years, because I liked the notion that it'd be good t

Remember back when Ghost's slogan was "Just a blogging platform?" I've been following them off and on for years, because I liked the notion that it'd be good to create a modern version of WordPress that focused on blogging. But they've swept that vision of Ghost under the carpet -- excuse me, they've pivoted -- to claim: Ghost was founded in April 2013, after a very successful Kickstarter campaign to create a new platform focused solely on professional publishing." And, okay, but maybe they should remove the link to that Kickstarter page, given that the word professional* doesn't appear on it once. Yes, they say "Ghost is a platform dedicated to one thing: Publishing," but they go on to say "Ghost allows you to write and publish your own blog," a use case that is, to say the least, significantly downplayed by their current messaging. I wish them well in Creating The Future Of Publishing™, I guess. Meanwhile, great application idea: maybe someone could create a modern version of WordPress that focuses on blogging. (Yes, Jekyll Hugo static site generators woo, but for people who are not HN regulars, having something you don't need to build and deploy from the command line is a nice thing. I went with WP for my new web site because despite my sincere belief that WP's internals are a series of dumpster fires connected by require() statements, WP's dashboard -- and its API -- are pretty useful. Ironically, from what I can tell Ghost is way behind on both of those fronts, even at 1.0.)