Re: Who knows that you blog?

This post has sparked an interesting discussion online, and it happens to be something I think about a lot. When I joined Threads, something I didn’t really anticipate was that — thanks to its connection to Instagram — my real-life friends and family would follow me there. This was a new thing for a short-form micro-blogging platform. On other platforms like Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon etc I felt a sense of insulation from my non-digital world. I had an internet identity which was distinct from my persona in “real life”. So, because I would often post links to new blog posts on Threads, my friends and family started talking to me about my blog. My mum read my posts. And I found this supremely uncomfortable. (If you are reading this, Mum, it’s fine! You can keep reading my blog.) I wonder how much of this is a generational thing. My relationship with the internet started when I was relatively young — let’s say in my early teens. When you’re that age, the real world is extremely…