Isolation in the physical world is a serious social problem today, and I think virtual communities help prevent isolation. However, it depends on its platform and quality. The reason why I start my personal blog is to reduce my feelings of isolation. I think that the value of likes on social media, such as Instagram and Twitter, is different from blogs. Both virtual communities can share your interests and hobbies but I have been skeptical about the system of likes. I tend to like my friends’ posts on Instagram because I want likes from them, so the contents don’t always matter. I had noticed this hidden rule of getting likes, and it made me sad a little bit, so I decided to take a break from Instagram. After the break I logged in my account again and posted some photos. Then I realized that my likes were drastically lower than before. I assume that my followers wouldn’t like my posts because I haven’t liked theirs for a while. I asked myself if I was really pleased by my followers likes, if they like my posts just to get likes on their posts. I know that not all of my followers are like that, but it confirmed that, not just me, but also my followers don’t focus on contents but likes.
When I start my personal blogs, it gives me an ideal value of likes. I feel that people like my posts because they actually like it. Otherwise, they won’t like it. I can’t earn as many likes as I had on Instagram, but the number of likes on my blog makes me think that these people agree with my statement in my blogs. When I post about books and video games, each blog attracts people who like reading and people who play games. I finally found a place to share my interests, and my isolation was lessened by the community in my personal blog website. Therefore, it’s nice to have communities on Instagram and on my blog website, but I felt that unless you find the right community that you fit in, you would keep feeling isolated.
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