Nobody Cares, Write Anyway

I've been seeing a lot of new people coming into Bear, so I first wanna say "welcome!" if you're new here. I know for a lot of people who are either new to this space or new to blogging in general might be seeing what gets popular on here and feel discouraged about writing about their mundane lives feeling like nobody cares. They're right, nobody cares, but you should still write about it anyway. It shouldn't come as a surprise that "content" online is geared to what is both palatable and viral. Catchy headlines, discussions about hot-button topics, curated to appease an algorithm, etc. This often means that creators in these spaces are often forced to hollow themselves out or avoid talking about things they're actually passionate about for the sake of their platform. If you are surprised by this revelation, I have a Nigerian prince for you to meet. I never really understood internet points, or why people are so obsessed with having them. You have entire accounts dedicated to karma…