While these platforms might be slightly more convenient, at first, they often get obsoleted by newer platforms, or they get weird, or have odd ideas of what content they don't like, and then there is the inevitable process of dragging an audience to another site, and changing a bunch of things.
A proper #blog would give someone so much more control and it would pay off in the long run when something inevitably crops up.
@olives@qoto.org When I used to blog, I used a commercial platform but I also used a custom URL. Thst way, when I switched platforms ( and I did) I could keep on rolling with my blog. Having said that, the self hosted stuff never really took off.
@Melpomene Hmm... I see. Maybe, the fediverse can help there. I've been seeing a lot of blogs around here lately.
@olives@qoto.org ancient history for me; I am working on... other forms of writing, any more.