I tried to treat it like a clean decision. Tags or sections. Label or room.
The longer I sat with it, the more the choice shifted. It stopped behaving like an interface preference and started behaving like a question about attention.
What am I asking the reader to do.
What am I asking myself to hold.
Tags and sections do different kinds of work. They carry different kinds of weight. They train different expectations.
A tag is a thread. It ties things together. It lets one piece belong to multiple places at once. It’s connective tissue. It serves themes, moods, recurring motifs, forms.
A section is a room. It creates a home. It suggests continuity. It offers a stable doorway. It invites relationship, not only discovery.
Both matter. The question is what kind of studio I’m shaping, and what kind of experience I’m creating for someone who lands here without context.
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