Just to extend a bit more on the topic of personal webpages, there's another reason why I decided to revive this personal blog.

I don’t usually like talking about politics, and I’m not going to do it today either, but yesterday, the general internet community was buzzing about some drama involving the Brazilian government and Twitter/X. Without diving too deep into the details, the Brazilian government decided to block access to Twitter/X across the entire country. Naturally, this decision left many people, both Brazilians and others, absolutely flabbergasted.

As I mentioned, I’m not going to debate who’s at fault here, or whether the decision was politically motivated (though personally, I think it was, but that’s beside the point). The real issue is that it’s NOT a great idea to have our channels of communication and discussion monopolized by just two or three big sites. These things can —and WILL— happen, especially as the situation deteriorates further.

As political entities become more interested in tightly controlling online conversations, and as various fringe groups push to have "unfit" opinions removed from public view, it’s crucial for people to realize that having so few platforms controlling the discourse is far from ideal. The larger these platforms grow, the more susceptible they become to manipulation, whether by political forces or other interests.

I understand that this is challenging because most people aren’t interested or technically savvy enough in setting up their own shit, especially if it means reducing their probable audiecne and reac. However, I believe it’s VERY IMPORTANT not to keep all our eggs in one basket.

So, my invitation to everyone is this: explore ways to host your content on alternate or multiple channels simultaneously. The internet is vast, and it’s ridiculous to let communication mediums be monopolized by big platforms that are more interested in driving revenue through ads and suppressing dissenting or “wrong” opinions to avoid political and legal conflicts.

By the way, I’m planning to add an RSS feed in the next few days so that anyone using RSS can follow the site if they wish. If you’re not familiar with RSS and RSS readers, I encourage you to look into them.