1) I miss the diverse experience of reading content on personal sites. Different texts deserve distinct typography/presentation.
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2) During the RSS era, the destination & presentation was a reflection of the author adding character & depth.
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3) Then along came Twitter, FB, etc adding a social layer and amplifying your voice, and over time, becoming where we write.
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4) I think the rise of Medium is a result of Twitter replacing RSS and failing to improve discovery/distribution.
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5) The net result is more and more content stripped of emotion and context, with little to no "soul"—and more siloed than ever.
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6) Me writing this here is proof that we've lost one of the most powerful forms of individual expression: the personal website.
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