Bearblog is a Great Community
I've been writing on bearblog.dev for quiet a nearly six months now, and I've yet to find the emotional connection anywhere else online.
I've made my disdain for modern social media clear a few times now, and my desire to connect and create human-centric communities, and bear ticks all those boxes.
Here's some tips I've found so far to enjoy Bear, or what works for me:
- Write often: Yes, write on a blog, can you imagine, but seriously, over the past months, I've realised that a long-tail blog isn't the only way to express yourself here. I recently read a post by Diels Daydreams: something simple, personal, real. It's perfect to have a paragraph, or an essay, anything goes, there's really no rules.
- Use the Discover Option: Like seriously, this one took some getting used to, and Herman has been making some updates. Check out what's Trending, the Most Recent, but most importantly, the Random feed. ** I've found Random a great way to discover something special in the flow, new ideas and strange adventures, just like Absurd Pirate's Internet Blog
- Don't Worry Read: I've never been much of a blog consumer, I missed that era in the digital media timeline, but, recently I find myself enjoying the ideas and works of the community more often. Over coffee, during a work break, it's just lovely, and I recommend you read, if you're not going to write today.
- Use a Bookmark: Bearblog.dev currently doesn't have a feature to save blogs or sites you like. Not sure if this is even in the spirit of the platform, but, when I discover a nicely designed site, or post, I save them in my Google bookmarks for later. Not perfect, but I think it'd be a shame to miss some of these awesome pages!
That's it, that's all I wanted to say. If you're from Bear, nice to meet you again, and hoping to catch your work soon. (I really want to add a guestbook).