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diff --git a/posts/self-hosted-blogs.md b/posts/self-hosted-blogs.md index a330b90..ca7ebdd 100644 --- a/posts/self-hosted-blogs.md +++ b/posts/self-hosted-blogs.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ 2018-10-18 -I remember a time on the internet<sup>1</sup> when everyone and their grandmother was running a personal blog. And I mean *personal* - not hosted on some side platform or a tacked-on addition to the rest of their website. +I remember a time on the internet[^1] when everyone and their grandmother was running a personal blog. And I mean *personal* - not hosted on some side platform or a tacked-on addition to the rest of their website. Nowadays companies and individuals alike use platforms like Medium to host and promote all of their articles, essays and case studies. I understand the draw, and can even list out the positives: @@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ These custom self-hosted blogs inspired other developers and designers to create I also believe this inspired people to write better content instead of opting for clickbait garbage in order to get "featured" or boosted promotion on the main blogging platform. But I don't even think that's the worst to come of this mass-migration to a singular blogging platform. -**All<sup>2</sup> blogs look identical now.** I'm not sure if that was Medium's intention, but either way I personally think it's horrible. The individual personality of most design and development blogs has been completely stripped away. +**All[^2] blogs look identical now.** I'm not sure if that was Medium's intention, but either way I personally think it's horrible. The individual personality of most design and development blogs has been completely stripped away. Maybe I'm just a salty designer with a narrow-minded, pessimistic view on where our blogging communities seem to be heading - or maybe I just have higher standards. ## Refs -<small><sup>1</sup> <i>the design world of the internet</i><br/></small> -<small><sup>2</sup> <i>by "All" I mean the majority</i></small> +[^1]: the design world of the internet +[^2]: by "All" I mean the majority |