Still don’t have statistics here. Still don’t care.
It’s even easier to not care ever since WordPress split off the internal stats into Jetpack. They helpfully put stats one more gratuitous complexity task out of my reach.
The hidden power of tiny bits of friction to keep me on The Path—again revealed.
Of course, tiny bits of friction can keep you firmly in The Wilderness, too.
But in this case, the choice to ignore visitor statistics is clearly The Way. Just considering the question (“are people reading this?”) elicits emotions with a clear signal: wrong way! And “don’t care, just type with your thumbs” feels right.