Seriously, why start a blog in 2026? I want to argue that people still want to read new ideas from real human beings.
If you head to the Chester Beatty in Dublin, you’ll find amongst its glorious collection engravings from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). They are little more than notches in tiny sticks of clay, but they represent some of the earliest writings known to man. Our earliest blog.
Ok. Maybe not a blog, but we’ve been writing for a long time. Coming up on around 5,200 years. Yes, that might not be terribly long in the grand scheme of things, but it marked an evolution in humanity where thoughts weren’t just spoken, but inscribed for eternity.
Digital libraries
Zoom forward to the 1990’s when the internet became part of society. Writing on the web isn’t written on sticks of clay, but it’s definitely an ever-growing museum. Every topic is covered; every thought is expressed in digital archives.
Blogs maybe didn’t become a thing until a bit later. A lot of what was written was in forums and in discussions…
