After getting frustrated with SSG, I evaluated a few options. SSGs usually begin as niche products and then add more features and become bloated with them. Ultimately, they have so many bells and whistles I don't need that it's not worth dealing with them.
I wanted something simple e.g. based on pandoc. I have also tried writing posts in pure HTML. HTML has lots of advantages, but when you have to read your own stuff, it's not very pretty. Markdown brings more clarity to your documents and also allows you to embed HTML.
I have used Sergey [1] to create some basic HTML templates, but it is not as pleasant to use as Markdown. Also, generating RSS and creating archives are problematic. This should be automated.
I decided to use Blot [2]. I am not familiar with the author, but I think it is a good tiny product worth recommending. It will turn any document into a page. You can create an HTML page and it will be embedded into your template. The author appears to be nice [3]. The code is open source.
I think most people in this thread misunderstood the meaning behind the post (or maybe I did). This isn't about one's superiority, it's about the fact that there aren't enough people interested in talking about ideas.
People here said that someone like that would get bored if others picked the wrong topics. I don't think so. Even when I don't have a direct interest in a topic, I'm always open to learning more. But as you said, and I think this is what the article meant, many people do not have the habit of intellectual discussion. Yes, they are able to communicate, but their interests are shallow.
There was an argument here about how there's no difference between citing Plato and knowing everything about Manchester United (I think this is what MU meant). It depends. If you are only citing Plato because this is what you were taught, then there is no difference. It's a big difference if you cite Plato when you're trying to figure out why something is the way it is and you find out he had similar interests and ideas about it. The key isn't the imitation itself, but the reason why it's done. Otherwise, it's just another cargo cult.
I don't know if it's laziness of mind, cheap dopamine or something else, but it's rare to meet someone with real interests, one who's passionate about struggling with ideas, playing with them, discussing them.
I wanted something simple e.g. based on pandoc. I have also tried writing posts in pure HTML. HTML has lots of advantages, but when you have to read your own stuff, it's not very pretty. Markdown brings more clarity to your documents and also allows you to embed HTML.
I have used Sergey [1] to create some basic HTML templates, but it is not as pleasant to use as Markdown. Also, generating RSS and creating archives are problematic. This should be automated.
I decided to use Blot [2]. I am not familiar with the author, but I think it is a good tiny product worth recommending. It will turn any document into a page. You can create an HTML page and it will be embedded into your template. The author appears to be nice [3]. The code is open source.
[1]: https://sergey.cool/ [2]: https://blot.im/ [3]: https://blot.im/about/notes/politics