I began thinking single column. The content should be the star of the show. No sidebars or extraneous post metadata that gets in the way of reading. I'm happy

I began thinking single column. The content should be the star of the show. No sidebars or extraneous post metadata that gets in the way of reading. I'm happy to hear you confirm this for me. I've been removing the sidebar from most pages of my site for the exact same reason. Not to mention that a sidebar generally only occupies the first screen you see. Once you start scrolling you're left with empty space below and content that's thinner than it should be.