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It seems like lately, people are looking for all sorts of new, “free” platforms, but everyone is running away from building their own.

There’s something “unique” about social platforms that makes you feel good: followers.

I don’t care about the people who follow me, or more precisely, their numbers. I care about having a place where I can write what I want without being afraid of getting banned.

For example, YouTubers are now looking for new platforms to stream on because YouTube is woke and shuts down streams for any minor reason. Twitch isn’t much better, and TikTok has all sorts of ridiculous rules, and so on.

But what many people don’t understand is that if you don’t have your own platform, you’re always “at risk.” Any platform, when it gets big enough, has to play by the rules of the EU or some other governing entity. Rumble, X, they all get caught in places like Brazil or other countries. No matter how hard you fight the system, at some point, you have to compromise to function as a social platform.

The safest platforms are the ones you build yourself: a blog, a private streaming service, etc.

But again, a blog isn’t attractive because you don’t get that gratification, you can’t compare yourself with others because… it’s just you on your platform.

But you know how it goes—what’s new is cool, but eventually, the cycle turns, and what’s old becomes cool again. I have a feeling that’s how it’ll be with blogs and other private personal platforms too.