Re: I just want to write …
I guess this it not really a reply. It’s more an agreement. Recently, I bumped into the post I just want to write without thinking about who’s reading. It really struck me. It’s a feeling I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.
I started doing this blog with the promise to myself that I would post once a day no matter how stupid the post is. I have managed to keep that promise thus far. I find, though, that I am very critical of what I choose to post every day. This self-censorship seems to come with the territory of writing on the internet.
One thing I have been thinking of doing is trying to make the fact that some people read what I write as invisible as possible. The less I am conscious of my writing having any kind of readership, the freer I feel. With that in mind, I’m thinking about taking the toast counter off, and, perhaps, hiding the analytics somehow. I don’t check it often but it calls to me and I know that call is not good for me.
Anyway, I have over-edited this already so out it goes.
Edit: I did go back and hide the upvote count. Still haven't found a way to disable the analytics.
Edit 2: A kind reader pointed out the setting I had missed and analytics are now turned off as well. Thank you, kind reader!