"Whatever, nonames." lol
I did 😀
Ultimately for me I don't think we will ever see those numbers at least in the traditional blogging sense of the platform.
In about 2012 I created a sink in my work because they wanted to introduce... A blogging element to our intranet. It was sent as a way to share information and boost morale. I was part of a group say up to assess how amaze it would be.
I got in trouble because in one meeting I loudly declared guys, this is pointless, blogging is dead. It's been dead for years.
I was right then and I'm right now. That's why the bloggy aspect of this place isn't taking off and probably won't take off to the degree some people desire. It will always have a niche and that's fine but if people want this place to blow up they need to be looking at other ways. Like threads and ecency's thread like thing. And video, moahr video. Short form video.
Reading is for the olds 🤣🤣
I am actually happy with small numbers and small growth. The platform is bigger than blogging and could take off in many ways. Till then, I will keep on writing and shooting the shit.
Was my approach over the span of several years, "blogging?" No. It was the stuff people usually pay for in books, magazines, comics. Or at least that was the intention, more often than not. I just used the platform to publish arts and entertainment, mostly. Some articles as well. I know it's solid for that stuff and I think I did enough to prove that point.
Well run communities could attract outside support, for example, if they actually realized they're not trapped inside a bubble.
I think streaming has a good chance of attracting outside support.
I'm just looking at the payment system. That can be tied in to all forms of content and this place can provide that. Paying supporters would only support good stuff they want, and they never screw that up. However, if that element, "the paying customer," is always left out and neglected, even frowned upon... it'll never happen. We're dealing with money and creating products. That's the most important role. We even offer them a really good deal.
Sure it's fun shooting the shit, sitting on the crapper, waiting for something to happen.
I've grown bored of all this though and know things can be so much better. Sick of feeling like I'm only one. Can do threads and video, short form video, sure. We have that, in practice by following the same approach as usual, look. No consumers. No money coming in the door. And it'll just carry on like that with every offering.
Anyway. Back to business as usual.