I love the Ghost blogging platform.

Why? Because.

A ghost-ish creature holding a light sphere.
Photo by Lan Gao

The first thing I see when I log in is the dashboard. Each time, my ego is shouting in my ear that classifying my admin account as a free member is extremely… disappointing.

Which is why I added my profile to a paying tier. It was a click I should have avoided. Now, I feel like a parasite. A cheat.

My ego doesn't. Because each time I log in, it feels proud to have at least ONE PAYING MEMBER.

Honestly, that’s worth more than any of those cringe-worthy motivational posts you can, but shouldn't stumble upon on exTwitter, TikTok, or Instagram.

I'm going back now for a zip of my homemade Kool-Aid. I'll probably log out and in for the best part of the day to see that one paying member mentioned.