I am looking to start getting into this. But I have never enjoyed writing. I also feel a little iffy knowing that my diaries are sitting around somewhere in my room and my family can find it at any moment. If I were to type it would be faster, more secure as I can encrypt it, and it would not get lost as easily as I can upload the encrypted file to a cloud.

However, is typing any less effective at making you feel better than writing?

  • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Id suggest staying away from apps. It might be fine if you can export it and read it in plain text.

    I say that having been part of the early 2000s generation of blogging and when those sites (or apps) disappear, so will your stuff. I lost a chunk of my history.

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      11 months ago

      That makes sense too. I have a backup of the working APK and backups of my stuff that I can access with or without the app. But for now this app is being actively developed and I’ve been using it for years. I’ll probably keep using it until it stops getting updates if that happens.