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As someone with a long term interest in blogging/media/publishing, I tend to gravitate towards such headlines, but I'm struggling to grasp the author's point in

As someone with a long term interest in blogging/media/publishing, I tend to gravitate towards such headlines, but I'm struggling to grasp the author's point in this piece? Did someone tell them "blogging is dead" so they went out and wrote a 500 word defense? And while I do agree with the conclusion, some data would have been nice to review, like the golden age vs. second golden age. Something more than just pure conjecture.

KirinDave 7y ago
It's a confusing piece that seems to be arguing that blogging had a dip in relevance due to... well it's not stated. But now it's somehow back? As if blogging hasn't been a quiet but critical substrate iterated on over and over by both individuals and businesses. I try not to be cynical about this but, within the cultural context of HN this reads a lot more like someone is trying to write "mainstream tech interest" articles get Other Life onto HN to submarine a ton of links to the new project white-nationalist info (you may recall in 2018 they declared they felt the political left was actually more rife for nationalist and fascist recruitment, hence this seemingly sharp left interview with Moldbug and a shame-and-sympathy piece about "internet trolls" in the roll).
- DoreenMichele 7y ago
  But now it's somehow back? "Covid19: Giving us a new golden age of blogging as its silver lining." ;)
  - KirinDave 7y ago
    I'll believe those numbers jump when I see them. If I had to pick a media winner in all this, it's podcasts.
    - DoreenMichele 7y ago
      So, apparently, sarcasm fail and signaling fail (that's what the winky is for). Whoops. Obviously, it's too early to draw such inferences. But it's exactly the right time for people to write rambling nonsense while housebound and trying to distract themselves from a global crisis.
      - _curious_ 7y ago
        "But it's exactly the right time for people to write rambling nonsense while housebound and trying to distract themselves from a global crisis." ha. yeah. that and a lot of bloggers are (c19 times aside) just into hearing themselves talk and/or intellectualizing the obvious. This act may be selfishly/egotistically rewarding, but it doesn't do much to the extent of capturing or keeping an audience.
    - tgb 7y ago
      As someone who basically only listens to podcasts while in a vehicle, I'm surprised you think that they're getting more use now that people are at home with a TV, laptop, etc. around them all day. Any numbers to back that up?
      - KirinDave 7y ago
        Not that I can share.
    - _curious_ 7y ago
      Guess that would depend on your definition of winning?

KirinDave 7y ago

It's a confusing piece that seems to be arguing that blogging had a dip in relevance due to... well it's not stated. But now it's somehow back? As if blogging hasn't been a quiet but critical substrate iterated on over and over by both individuals and businesses. I try not to be cynical about this but, within the cultural context of HN this reads a lot more like someone is trying to write "mainstream tech interest" articles get Other Life onto HN to submarine a ton of links to the new project white-nationalist info (you may recall in 2018 they declared they felt the political left was actually more rife for nationalist and fascist recruitment, hence this seemingly sharp left interview with Moldbug and a shame-and-sympathy piece about "internet trolls" in the roll).

DoreenMichele 7y ago
But now it's somehow back? "Covid19: Giving us a new golden age of blogging as its silver lining." ;)
- KirinDave 7y ago
  I'll believe those numbers jump when I see them. If I had to pick a media winner in all this, it's podcasts.
  - DoreenMichele 7y ago
    So, apparently, sarcasm fail and signaling fail (that's what the winky is for). Whoops. Obviously, it's too early to draw such inferences. But it's exactly the right time for people to write rambling nonsense while housebound and trying to distract themselves from a global crisis.
    - _curious_ 7y ago
      "But it's exactly the right time for people to write rambling nonsense while housebound and trying to distract themselves from a global crisis." ha. yeah. that and a lot of bloggers are (c19 times aside) just into hearing themselves talk and/or intellectualizing the obvious. This act may be selfishly/egotistically rewarding, but it doesn't do much to the extent of capturing or keeping an audience.
  - tgb 7y ago
    As someone who basically only listens to podcasts while in a vehicle, I'm surprised you think that they're getting more use now that people are at home with a TV, laptop, etc. around them all day. Any numbers to back that up?
    - KirinDave 7y ago
      Not that I can share.
  - _curious_ 7y ago
    Guess that would depend on your definition of winning?