all I can think to myself is that "I can't believe I didn't know this was on this site" or "Wait, THAT person I love the work of was actually posting here?!" Everything I saw about Cohost outside of Cohost was just stuff like "They aren't funny" and "Zero Discoverability." Never anything about people I like reading the writing of only being here, or the CSS crimes, or The New Garfield, etc.

But the truth is, you guys are pretty funny.

The Minimal Discoverability did actually impact the site, though, I don't know how else to make a site like this one if you have one. Even the ones where the algorithm is entirely optional to view, it still causes problem after problem for people. People outright hated that anyone even bothered to post in tags like The Global Cohost Feed, let alone an automatic version that you can't even opt into or out of. Though I don't think you could stop users from creating what they want, there isn't much to say really. I grew up with the only options to view something being "Newest" and "Highest Rated" and with the way this site is set up only one of those would be an option, though that wouldn't even be useful for what this site wants either.

I really don't think 2 years is enough time either. I've seen so, so many things get cut early. Way too early to make any even educated guesses on how they'll turn out. 2 years? You think you can tell it's time to pull the plug after 2 years? When we don't have video yet? When the game you're working on isn't released yet? When that's NOTHING in the grand scheme of things? When the Mighty Tyrants of today spent 4, 5, 6, sometimes even more years getting their feet off the ground first? It saddens me to no end, to see this happen so often.

I wish short term profit didn't stifle so much in this world.

I wish I spent more time here, wish I told more people about it, and I hope the next Cohost succeeds.

(In the meantime, you should switch over to Firefox {it's even easier than switching to OperaGX from Chrome} and then get the Feedbro & uBlock Origin extensions. Feedbro lets you click it and then click "find RSS feeds in page" and then just add them. If there's an atom and an RSS just pick one, it doesn't matter afaik. It's literally like following someone on whatever other social media)

part of me wants to make a Last Post but also i know full well that i am not good at that kind of thing and don’t have much to say.

it’s been cool. ✌️

I'll actually truly miss you. I understand why you have to go, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still hurt.

i have deep hope for the future, and i want to try to make everyone understand why. and hopefully, feel the same.

for much of history, shit sucked, and in many ways it still does. but there are patterns and trends that remain true through all the smoke and fog.

people do not actually like violence. so many people want peace.

we have had so many revolutions, marches, strikes. public perception of queer people is getting better. people are more aware of, and condemning bipoc injustice. through strikes we secured 2 day weekends and lunch breaks. it doesn't end here.

lethal company and helldivers 2 are very popular games which clearly highlight the flaws in america & capitalism. ultrakill and castlevania did the same for some awful parts of Christianity. more and more people are beginning to see.

hazbin hotel, an indie animation, was #1 on Amazon video. the amazing digital circus is set to be even bigger, still indie. smiling friends is made largely by people from newgrounds. friday night funkin.

there is a fnaf movie and it did insanely well financially. undertale got played for the pope.

Trump did not win the popular vote in 2016. He did not win in 2020. The only chance of victory he has in 2024 is Republicans disenfranchising voters. Kamala's vp, Tim Walz, is genuinely pro trans.

Things are changing. Things are rough. But things are getting better. You just need to hold on tight while the world goes through growing pains. I genuinely believe that we will make it out of this better than ever before.

things are tough because there's so much change going on. with the added pressure of war, and climate change. algorithms are radicalizing, ai is enforcing that you can't believe anything.

but we know better. we have each other. by using ad blockers, picking sites without algorithms, not letting yourself get swept away. not becoming a capitalist product. even if it all goes to flames, know that things will get better, because people don't like violence. this behavior is taught. it can be unlearned. it can be avoided. we just have to keep spreading trust. keep communicating and being open.

and have faith that things will get better.