submitted 6 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Is it possible to blog in the AI era?

I write short stories every now and then and I throw them online. I also have a tech blog, where I moan about the decisions software I use make and with my "infinite wisdom", I tell them what they should be doing instead.

I used to host both on Medium, but Medium got greedy. Then it was WordPress, but now even they're trying to be greedy bastards and use my shit for training AI.

Some would argue that WordPress paid hosting will exempt me from the AI training, but for less than 100 visitors a year, it's not really worth the expense.

So what is the solution? I ask the greater minds of this community for suggestions.

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[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

In spite of you saying it's not for you, I think that finding a cheap hosting for your blog is the easiest solution there. With some effort you can export your Wordpress.com site onto an actual free WP engine they sit above. Then, with plugins, here come autoreposts to other social media and whatever you want. Low traffic means you can choose an options with the lowest price.

As a bonus you can also host your portfolio page, get personalized email addresses, a VPN server to wherever it's hosted, and basically an environment you can put anything to, even your own Lemmy instance.

On the latter - the population of federated platform is very small but super loyal, and also lacking content. So I feel that even if you won't consider making or renting your own server, establishing your blog here can get you a lot of interactions. Probably, some admins won't mind if you make your own /c/ommunity for that as long as it's not abandoned.

[-] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 2 points 6 months ago

Sorry it took me so long to come back to this. Because it was such a valuable reply, I kept it in my inbox so I wouldn't lose it. Thank you.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You are welcome. Hope you'd get the most from whatever you choose (:

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