On the inconvenience front, I think that also makes it clear why so much stuff that would have been blogs, say prior to 2013 to pick a pseudo-random date [1], is that the convenience of various walled gardens got very convenient. It's really easy to post an update to the walled garden social media site of your preference (Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Tumblr, whatever), and with network effects really conveniently easy to have some sense of readership (even if it just Likes or Faves or whatever).
There are some blogs that I realize will never "come back" so long as "everyone is on Twitter these days". Because Twitter is still so much more convenient that blogs (even ones in Markdown + Git).
[1] Okay, not actually random, it was the Google Reader shutdown year. Google Reader provided a lot of convenience to RSS, including social media-like network effects, that almost brought blogs mainstream.
There are some blogs that I realize will never "come back" so long as "everyone is on Twitter these days". Because Twitter is still so much more convenient that blogs (even ones in Markdown + Git).
[1] Okay, not actually random, it was the Google Reader shutdown year. Google Reader provided a lot of convenience to RSS, including social media-like network effects, that almost brought blogs mainstream.