Is Blogging Obsolete

~ humoringthegoddess

A strange point of view — talking about what you’re doing at the moment. Like wondering if making homemade spaghetti sauce is old fashioned.

Some people love doing it; others are so busy with their lives it’s much easier to doctor up a jar of the red marvel. Of course the end result is “worth it: — but is it practical anymore?

Have we trended out of one form of expression only to discover the next one that lies around the corner?

I spend a lot of time on research for my art blogs. I myself love doing nitty gritty like that. But many don’t. And many don’t have time to read blogs they’re signed up for. What started out to be an enjoyable way to spend a few minutes has more likely become a chore.

And we all know how we love chores.

Sometimes I sit and reflect that there’s really nothing left to blog about. I can’t stand half of the world affairs, and no amount of blogging will change the players involved. I don’t do recipes or instructions or celebrity gossip. The art I find I share, but not everyone is interested these days.

I’m not taking offense if blogging is on it’s way out as a social trend. Fifteen years ago blogging was just coming into vogue. A few years before that it was Facebook and Instagram. There was always a way to be heard.

Now with apps like Tic Tok and What’s App and dozens more you can be heard and seen everywhere all at once. I suppose that’s good and bad.

But back to blogging.

I know in here I’ve said from time that feel a slowdown coming. A change of ways. After all, what is life without change?

People evolve. So do their forms of entertainment. What was fun and innovative five years ago is now old news. People used to write in journals and give each other calling cards so they could keep in touch. Letters turned to hardcover books which turned into paperbacks and now most anything you want to read can be found electronically.

This is not so much a wondering blog as it is an observational one. WordPress used to (and still might) be the most popular writing blog. But, as evolution shows, now it’s in competition with Bluesky, Substack, and who know what else.

Today’s blog is more about keeping connected.

Just as hardcovers evolved into Kindle and hand written letters turned into texting, so blogs will continue to evolve.

I hope you continue to use the tools of the Internet, not to waste, but to create. Explore, research, wander. But always come back home.

It’s where blogging will be waiting … along with some kickass homemade spaghetti sauce …..

 

 

 

 

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Published by humoringthegoddess

I am a writer of fantasy fiction that often surrounds middle-aged women. I am a married mother of two and granny to three, a BoHo Chic kinda gal. I am recently retired and busier than when I worked 9-5. But writing and blogging is my main game.

29 thoughts on “Is Blogging Obsolete”

  1. I enjoy blogging about my artwork because painting is a hobby I enjoy. Despite not getting much engagement, it gives me a chance to share my work, describe the process and explain what inspired me to create it. It’s more like a journal for me! Something I can look back on and be proud of how much progress I’ve been making over the years. With social media like FB and IG, I found myself getting too hung up on how many likes I get when I post pics of my artwork. It takes the fun out of getting creative, something that should be for YOU and not for getting likes! With blogging, I don’t have to worry about that because I’m expressing for me but still happy to share my thoughts. 😊

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    1. I so agree with you … you have given me an idea for a future blog, using just what you said. I do believe in trying art in whatever form attracts you. I am doing some painting at the moment, and am slightly disappointed in the final outcome. Not so much dissapointed in ME, but in the level of my talent and what I think I want to accomplish. I tell myself to take my time — that these paintings are going to evolve for a long time. I suppose we all want to be Rembrandt when we first start out. I don’t feel BAD, but instead take pleasure in the learning process. Something we all have to do if we want to succeed. Highs and lows. Trial and error, they say. And I love your blog, so you ARE succeeding in that world!

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  2. You are absolutely correct in citing how blogging has evolved. There are so many interesting blogs, like yours, but only so many available hours in a day. I’m coming up on 16 years and I’ve always described my blog as a “look out my window.” Sometimes stories, sometimes music and some days, pithy quotes. In the back of my mind, I considered it a journal that someday, when I dead and gone, my grandchildren might have a place to go to learn a little about their PaPa. Whether that ever happens, only time will tell. In the meantime, it’s part of my daily routine, with few exceptions.

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  5. I don’t make spaghetti sauce from scratch but I do give it my own touch, I start with a pot of spaghetti sauce but then I add lots of different vegetables which I bake first and in the end I add baked mince meat. But young people don’t really cook anymore, they go for take-away or buy ready meals, when you have young kids and a full time job…..
    And yes, life changes all the time and it goes faster and faster, luckily my grandkids keep me up to speed, they already think I come from another planet ! But as I am an old girl I still like my computer ! But I am not as often on it cos of health problems.

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      1. My son and my daughter in law still cook almost everyday, and if they can’t my granddaughter does, she is 16 and loves cooking and baking, even my 14 year grandson cooks once in a while.

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  6. Blogging seems to be alive and well from my vantage point. It has evolved over time. I have made such wonderful friends and learned so much via blogging I can’t see myself stopping at any time soon. But then I still send cards and letters in the mail! (and occasionally make my own spaghetti sauce) Keep well my friend. xo

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  7. It may be fading for some but I think it’s a terrific platform for community and amazing photographs, artwork, stories, music and everything else. I’ve made friends on Wp that have enriched my life. Your blog has introduced me to artists I would have never found. Book blogs have given me review that have stopped me from reading books I would have hated and led me to books I enjoyed. I’ve gone on trips with blogger and seen their point of views about where they were. I could go on and on. I think blogging i fun. Again, I do tink it may be fading, but those of us who still blog are having a good time and that’s what it’s about. Not how many followers or likes one gets but how much someone enjoys what they are doing. 🙂 Still, I do know how you feel, I have often felt the same way, depending on my mood. But there’s no meanness here, or fighting, just opinions and points of view and that’s a kind of freedom right there. I love your blog and honestly look forward to seeing the new artists you have found.

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    1. You are such an inspiration to me. I too have made good friends in her — you — and have opened my world to connect with them. There ARE blogs out there that encourage you to be more of who you are, and understand what you are not.

      I just love sharing anything that brings a smile to others. Thank you for being here.💛

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  8. I have been blogging for quite a while and I enjoy it. In addition to meeting some pretty nifty people, I have had the pleasure to grow as a writer and author. Changing? Sure. Dying art? Possibly… Oh well, like the song says, everything old is new again – if not today, tomorrow perhaps.

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  9. I’ve been having similar thoughts. How much longer will anyone grow their own vegetables and can them. Or make spaghetti sauce. I’ve kept a journal over 40 years. They are on shelves Will anyone read them? The photos I’ve scrapbooked over the years. Will anyone care? The dates and names will be there, but will it matter? They are part of my journey and if they go beyond my life, wonderful. If not, that’s ok too.

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    1. I have the same dilemma. i think this fall Im going to burn my journals in some kind of homemade spacey ritual that i will make up. i did that once before … believe it or not once I got through my mid-life crisis. Don’t think anyone will care how i got here … only that i GOT here. longer than my mom did, passing away at 54. And if I have my way I’m going to pass along at least a couple of homemade recipes to my kids and grandkids. If they enjoy them, all. the better. Bless your. thoughts, my friend!

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  10. I find the art you showcase amazing! I would never discover myself most of what you post. Blogging may be a dying form, but it is the avenue I use to write – which I love to do. As I read your post, I was hoping you weren’t giving up blogging.

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    1. You deserve a hug! No… I’m. not giving up blogging. Not yet. But i am thinking of focusing on more art, keeping personal bursts to informational ones. i love. promoting art … not. only strange, obscure artists but ones gathered from my readers. You rock, my friend!

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