This blog doesn’t have an upvote button. I want it that way, which is why I launched it without one.
But if you stopped by earlier today, you would have seen such a button. It was live for a few hours.
“Of course, I should let people like the texts! It’s a way to show appreciation, plus it could, in turn, make others discover the content.”
That’s what I thought — and it’s absolutely true.
But with this blog, it feels wrong. I want it to be sincere and bare, from the inside out. Of course, one doesn’t necessarily exclude the other, but for me, it does — at least at this point in time.
It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that this was the real reason I wanted to separate a portion of the content from my other blog. They both represent me, but in different ways — a duality that is part of what it means to be human. At least, that’s how it is for me. A kind of yin and yang.
Ultimately, I want this space to be a true reflection of my inner self, free from the external validation of upvotes.