Traditionally, there has been a significant stigma associated with sharing one’s own posts on platforms like Reddit, Facebook, Twitter/X, and others. Moderators often discourage such behavior or at least try to limit it. Terms like “self-promotion” and “blogspam” are frequently used to create a sense of disgust or guilt, especially towards indie bloggers or writers who share their posts or articles.

To be fair, there have been quality issues on the other side as well, and in many cases, the content may deserve to be ignored or removed. However, there is always a better way to communicate or send a message. Our efforts should focus on nurturing creativity, not crushing it under our feet the moment it starts to show signs of life on the internet.

Moreover, the world seems to be becoming increasingly unfair with each passing day. On one hand, indie bloggers are guilt-tripped and admonished by moderators for sharing their content. On the other, big players with deep pockets have their low-quality content promoted across the internet simply because they’ve paid to do so.

Despite the materialist ethics of our current times, which often tilt in favor of those who pay the big bucks, the works of smaller creators and indie bloggers deserve at least a small chance — a tiny window of opportunity to share their stories with the online world.

Through this open letter, I want to strongly appeal to the decision-makers and CTOs who control the largest social networks and search engine algorithms: giving that tiny window to an indie blog post may not make immediate financial sense for shareholders, but it does contribute to making the world — and the online space — better and more organic. Think about it, and if possible, act to make it happen!