Why this blog is dying

The reason is Facebook and Twitter. Ever since I got on Facebook, I've been neglecting this blog, which anyone can see from the once-a-month posts. I'm not sure I'll be reviving it any time soon.
Facebook and Twitter suit my kind of running off-the-cuff commentary on the world. They also can be updated instantly from anywhere thanks to my phone.
Of course, this blog can too, which leads me to ponder why I love updating through FB and not my blog. And the only conclusion I can muster is this: Facebook is a captive audience. I know that my friends who log on regularly are seeing my updates. This poor blog, at its zenith, was read by about 10 visitors a day.
Blogging takes a bit of effort, some reflection upon events and thoughts before posting. I don't know why this is so, because you could just post two unedited lines of text like Twitter. But blogs seem to encourage more expounding. Facebook and Twitter just flatter that childish self-absorbtion - look at me, look at me! - and require minimal investment of thought and time. Which is not to say that I don't spend inordinate amounts of time on both platforms...
Speaking of which, if you want to follow my tweets, I am tayne_gheel on Twitter. Before you follow, a warning. I post incessantly.