Do People Even Read Blogs Anymore?

 As are many of my conversations with myself in the car during my commute home, I wonder about things.  

Friday's drive home had me wondering if people even read blogs anymore.  I remember when they were super popular and everyone and their mother seemed to have one.  I subscribed to so many on this platform and whatever others were existing at the time.  There was a whole community and a vibe in blogging.

Now, we know that video/reels/Tiktok/YouTube are the big things.  You can listen and watch while doing other things.  You can doom scroll with the best of them.  They provide an immediate gratification that so many people are accustomed to these days. Blogs require the time and effort to sit and read what someone has to say.  The attention span is different.  You can't always hear sarcasm or tone in words on a screen. And for many, having to actually "work" to get the gist of something isn't going to happen.  

I know that since the dawn of TikTok (which I sometimes post and interact on), attention spans have changed. If something can't be wrapped up in a nice little 3 minute video presentation it's not worth a person's time.  I'm not condemning anyone for that.  Hell, I am guilty of it at times.  But here I am now second guessing if this blog is even a worthwhile endeavor.  

I want to stick it out and see what happens.  I know I need to let more than my friends and family that this blog exists.  I need to research a bit more to see how word out there to people that would actually enjoy reading what random thoughts I have and interact in this setting.  

What do you think? Those of you that have come across this randomly (if there even are any of you like that at this early point), how did you find me? Those of you that are friends and family, thank you for reading what I have to say. If you have any suggestions about how to get myself out there more, I'd love to hear from you.  

People with social media accounts always do the "like, share, subscribe" tag, but does that work here? Please feel free to leave a comment even if it is just to say hi and get some interaction going.  We shall see where this road leads us.  Happy Sunday!