Writing to no one

May, 8 2026

Expressing yourself on the internet is assuming you have an audience, that people are interested in your thoughts. At least that's what I've always felt like, and what kept me from posting much out there.

I don't think I have very original thoughts, and I don't think I'll ever have a tangible audience to speak to, but I've now come to the conclusion that expression is often more about liberating yourself from your own thoughts than telling others what they are. I'm always reading, watching, listening to other people's feelings and opinions, and the activity of paying attention through the web feels lonelier than before. I definitely don't want to drive away my social circles by imposing discussions they don't care about just for my own sanity. Writing a few short thoughts in a journal seems to be a good remedy to this, but why make it public then? Well, to engage in a discussion, even indirectly, you have to share the same space, and writing in a notebook I hide away in my bookshelf is not as stimulating.

I've tried to get away from social platforms that value short and conflictual communication as much as possible, this space here was crafted by me as a bare bones posting device. There's no comments, there's no likes. If someone ever reads what I post and wants to comment or argue: just write your own blog post (or send me an e-mail, I don't know)! I think more people should write some of their thoughts and leave them somewhere accessible. More people should write to no one.