Blogs, Democracy, Sloth
So a friend just proposed the following question, after I encouraged him to take up a blog w/ podcast - and share his great thoughts and share his musical talents with the world.
"Hey, this appeared on my Google homepage this morning and since it was inline with my current stream of thoughts I read it. It seems to be anti blogging purely based on the need for attention or a creativity validation requirement. That and just getting out and doing something rather than talking about it. I am of the opinion after speaking with you that this is not the primary intent of some of the most sincere and creative bloggers albeit a smaller audience. Let me know what you think.
How to Dissuade Yourself from Becoming a Blogger"
And it got me going, so here's what I'm thinking right now about this issue.
“'Step 1 – read five completely random blogs for one month'
That’s the first line of this article, but I’d have to stop the author in his tracks and suggest he read ‘The Long Tail’ – in it, the Wired Magazine editor illustrates how the entire beauty of the blog world is that you don’t have to read completely random stuff. The plethora of information in each and every niche allows every one of us to delve into exactly those topics which are of interest to us. If your idea of learning about the blogoshpere is to ignore its strength (providing access to every square inch of the long tail (the 1/x curve that has room for every little niche to the right, ad infinitum)), then of course you’re not going to appreciate it. To learn of it’s beauty, do exactly the opposite of what this blog-unfriendly author suggests – go and read 5 blogs, one time, about the topics you are most fascinated by – then peruse from there – hopping and bopping throughout scores of sources that are sometimes bad, sometimes decent, and sometimes great. Eat the meat and spit out the bones.
If you’re the type who naturally tends to substitute effort and action for talking and sloth, then you might run the risk of using blogs, chat rooms, and IM to the same end. Chances are, you also watch ESPN on repeat and read the skin mags at grocery store checkouts. To each, his/her own. Meanwhile, if you want to find a niche, for example, a community of eclectic artists interested in jazzy blues and poetry – or you want a global community of like-minded people to enjoy the fruits of your labor and creativity – well, then the blogosphere provides you just that medium – as do several other web 2.0 innovations."
"Hey, this appeared on my Google homepage this morning and since it was inline with my current stream of thoughts I read it. It seems to be anti blogging purely based on the need for attention or a creativity validation requirement. That and just getting out and doing something rather than talking about it. I am of the opinion after speaking with you that this is not the primary intent of some of the most sincere and creative bloggers albeit a smaller audience. Let me know what you think.
How to Dissuade Yourself from Becoming a Blogger"
And it got me going, so here's what I'm thinking right now about this issue.
“'Step 1 – read five completely random blogs for one month'
That’s the first line of this article, but I’d have to stop the author in his tracks and suggest he read ‘The Long Tail’ – in it, the Wired Magazine editor illustrates how the entire beauty of the blog world is that you don’t have to read completely random stuff. The plethora of information in each and every niche allows every one of us to delve into exactly those topics which are of interest to us. If your idea of learning about the blogoshpere is to ignore its strength (providing access to every square inch of the long tail (the 1/x curve that has room for every little niche to the right, ad infinitum)), then of course you’re not going to appreciate it. To learn of it’s beauty, do exactly the opposite of what this blog-unfriendly author suggests – go and read 5 blogs, one time, about the topics you are most fascinated by – then peruse from there – hopping and bopping throughout scores of sources that are sometimes bad, sometimes decent, and sometimes great. Eat the meat and spit out the bones.
If you’re the type who naturally tends to substitute effort and action for talking and sloth, then you might run the risk of using blogs, chat rooms, and IM to the same end. Chances are, you also watch ESPN on repeat and read the skin mags at grocery store checkouts. To each, his/her own. Meanwhile, if you want to find a niche, for example, a community of eclectic artists interested in jazzy blues and poetry – or you want a global community of like-minded people to enjoy the fruits of your labor and creativity – well, then the blogosphere provides you just that medium – as do several other web 2.0 innovations."
1 Comments:
My thoughts exactly, you get the sense when reading this article that it is designed for the middle aged, ESPN devoted Joe Six pack. The author's American lethargy musings lead one to believe he/she is in favor of these 'typical' American life sentiments rather recognizing the potentiality that there may be something else to be realized.
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