Alas, Xanga is dying. I used it faithfully from 2004-2013, and it covered a large part of my ever-changing 20s. If it survives, it will probably not be the same. Change is difficult, but we all must move on I suppose.
Four years ago, I wanted a better way to keep up with my friends who had already switched to Blogspot/Blogger. Just as everyone had left Livejournal for Xanga and other platforms, a lot of people were leaving Xanga for less "cliquish" sites. Xanga's "popular" cycle always felt like a giant high-school contest, and a lot of the "popular" people did not like that other people got to shine when they didn't. A lot of people didn't like that "freedom to post" was actually free. A lot of people didn't want to deal with it. I personally won't beat around the bush because I truly don't care. The "popular" people that I am friends with are good people and not imbeciles.
Right now I'm searching my options for how to continue from here. Losing Xanga is like losing a piece of my soul. I happily donated to keep it alive, and I feel that if someone with money sees that it is going away, they will do something about it. But those chances are slim; as I said it's just so cliquey that most of the remaining members will go somewhere else to try to look like they're cool in real life. That's essentially what the internet is all about, right?
I have always blogged for myself, and I will happily continue because I feel that blogging keeps my soul fresh. Time and time again, I have found myself releasing internal toxins onto Xanga, but now I need to find a new platform. I am posting here because I already have this profile. If this site works well for me, I will continue to use it. If now, I guess there's Wordpress and a few others. I could never lead myself to "blog" on Facebook.
We'll see where we go.
-Jester
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