Being online comes with limitless possibilities, and I think it’s one reason everyone grows up too fast, or forgets how important genuine connection can be. I miss logging in to read how my friends were feeling, to connect deeply with strangers I’ve never met. Anonymous usernames that gave you a peek into what someone liked or found interesting. I remember when I had time to sit down and absorb other people’s words as if they were my own. Platforms are stretched thin trying to be a catch all. Everyone wants to be a powerhouse but instead they are becoming a 5 in 1 shampoo — blogging transformed itself into a more complex thing, but it really lost a lot of what good things it had because of its simplicity. Out of everything it has become, the value of journaling has been lost. The one thing I believe all of this started from. Characters are easy to save, they are the basic building block of the internet and code. Images and videos? Talk about storage, loading, and hosting. The limits in the beginning proved to make people give a shit instead of posting a 30 second or 30 character bait for more likes, views, followers, money.

Money ruins everything.