Why did I create a website?

Personal
Isn’t creating a website pretty ‘2010’?
Author

Nathaniel Phillips

Published

December 1, 2024

I have to admit it feels pretty weird to me to be creating a website with the intention of posting regularly. Feels so 2010 right? Other than a few data science rockstars1 I know, I don’t think I know of anyone who maintains a personal website these days. I think I have three main reasons for creating it.

  1. I want to write for the sake of writing, but I also want to move away from creating “content” on places like LinkedIn (which I do still use, but want to use less). I miss the experience of writing for the sake of writing, not likes.

  2. I would like to write a book one day (or a second one if we count The Pirate’s Guide to R), but I don’t know what it would be about. I’ve heard that many interesting books have come out of blogs, so I thought I would try it and see how it goes.

  3. I want a place to share my favorite photos (and other potential artistic endeavors) other than social media where I am beholden to algorithms.

Footnotes

  1. Danielle Navarro and Emily Riederer come to mind.↩︎