Welcome all! In this post I will share some of my motivations for starting this blog and what my plans are.
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Why start a blog in 2025?
For me, a blog serves as a platform to freely express personal opinions. I value owning my own content, ensuring it isn’t tied to any specific platform, and—perhaps best of all—having the freedom from big tech companies spying on me.
In a way, it’s an antithesis to social media, though still a digital medium.
Another key reason is my background as a developer who builds websites for a living. This is a skill I which I value:
Creating and managing a blog should be second nature to me.
Why write in English?
As many of you know, English functions as the lingua franca of the internet. This is particularly true in my field, computer science.
While I have plans to write future articles in my native Norwegian and possibly also in German, the rising quality of translation services should make this less of a problem, still allowing my content to reach a broader audience. But for now, I will write in English.