I'm not doing anything more than a personal blog but I've shopped for platforms before and considered all the things one could think of when you're choosing one

I'm not doing anything more than a personal blog but I've shopped for platforms before and considered all the things one could think of when you're choosing one. Ultimately though, I chose to run one on my own for the mere satisfaction of "owning" it. Maybe it's, uhhh, like how buying a house is thought to be a step up compared to renting an apartment? Something like that. There's also that feeling where I feel like I'm only half there if it's under a platform like Medium or Tumblr. I admit the benefit of being on a network like those are bound to be helpful: if you're looking for them. Eitherway, I thought I could just cross-post things anyway if I ever wanted to.