I agree with the sentiment. I've run a personal blog for a few years (some of my posts have even made the HN front page, surprisingly). The constant stream of

I agree with the sentiment. I've run a personal blog for a few years (some of my posts have even made the HN front page, surprisingly). The constant stream of people trying to use it as a platform to sell their products or services is exhausting. A few years ago I decided to humor one of these cold emails. I wrote about it here: https://soatok.blog/2021/05/18/avoiding-the-frigid-hellscape-of-online-marketing/ https://soatok.blog/2021/05/18/avoiding-the-frigid-hellscape... Publishing that post did not deter people from trying to get me to accelt payment to post their words on my personal blog. If anything, they became louder. My point is: even if you make a personal website with no intent to create "content", there is an industry dead set on pressuring you to do so anyway.