is blogging still a thing?

It’s 2022 and it feels like the majority of us are being haunted by instagram reels, tiktoks, overly photoshopped pictures and advertisement everywhere. Now all these social media platforms are a good option for expressing yourself, and I won’t lie, some of those platforms I also commonly use, but I do miss the joy of reading a good blog. Now, are those still in? Do people still read blogs?

I know, I do. I always admired the creativity, the thought, the aesthetic, behind blogs. Also enjoyed grabbing a cup of coffee, opening one of my favorite sites, and taking my time in reading each article.

Meanwhile, it seems like blogs are becoming less, and short videos are becoming mooore.. Some make me laugh, some make me think, and some make me feel like I just wasted my time. Not because it was necessarily bad content, but because it was content the algorithm chose for me and not me making this decision for myself. But my brain seems to enjoy this endless scrolling, it’s a drug I am slowly getting addicted to, and many others are just like me. An endless flow of information and short term satisfactions in a matter of seconds. What a trap.

So lately I had this feeling of nostalgia, when instagram meant sharing silly pictures with friends, youtube was for watching videos (preferably longer than 15 seconds), and my fashion inspiration came from blogs and magazines.

Sooo… here I am, reliving the nostalgia with my own blog. I want to use this platform as a form of self expression in terms of fashion, personal opinions and probably sharing the results of my weird google searches. Enjoy!☕