Why I started this blog

I'm starting this anonymous blog because frankly, I'm afraid of putting my words out there for the world to see. This is not going to be a polished blog. The writing isn't going to be crisp or heavily revised. But it will be authentic.

Why Blogger? I want the things I write here to feel real. Like I'm writing for someone, even if I don't care who that someone is. I've tried journaling in Obsidian and Logseq, but while the local-first aspect is great, journaling using those tools tends to feel like I'm in my own isolated digital world, writing for no one but myself. That's great for numerous reasons, but the private aspect seems to make me less inclined to actually use such tools for journaling. If no one has a chance of seeing my writing, do I really have to expend much effort being honest with myself? Writing effortfully? Developing coherent thoughts? Writing down my reflections on a semi-regular basis? In my experience, the answer is typically no.

So while Blogger is a walled garden of sorts, it seems to provide the kind of public visibility, anonymity, and ease-of-writing I'm looking for to help me better understand myself, to reflect on my interests, and think more critically about topics I'd normally feel hesitant to write about if I wasn't writing under a pseudonym. We'll see how I like it.

Oh, and no AI use, of course. This is Node's voice and only Node's.