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The other reply nailed it, but since you're curious: - It's my understanding that SSG's are much harder to hack/deface since there's much less (or nothing) to hack "into"; no databases, MYSQL, etc. Security's always a plus. Faster loading, too, is always a plus. - It's abstract language, but wordpress "feels" bloated to just use in having way too many extensions, options, security holes, code, etc, when very often, artists only want their blog to look something like this: http://log.kradeelav.com/ - aka five features/options, max. Header, post image, post timestamp, title, tags, boom. - Artists/designers have a spectrum of tech knowledge in that while sure, the vast majority have very little experience, there's quite a few "tinkerers" (I'd put myself there) that have no desire for a tech career but have enough experience to build a site (but not a blog), and want it to look clean/minimal with little fuss. Looking cleaner/better than your average corporate bootstrap blog is a huge plus aesthetically. ;) - Artists tend to lean on the side of wanting to "own" their data and images as well caring about a free internet. Cutting out the bloat and keeping the values of RSS feeds, local hosting (much harder to censor too), and open-source code is a net win for individuals and society. Doesn't take a techie to understand the advantages there. Happy to answer more privately if you do get curious enough to do something like this - email's in my profile. :) |