The truth is I’ve never been truly comfortable with the notion that there are public sites containing the thoughts and ideas of anyone that has the accessibility. Free, (in all sense of the word) press is a great thing. Okay. Sure. I get lost, though, thinking of the fraction of the billions of people in the world who own blogs, and how many of them believe they are ground-breaking, completely original, and absolutely have this inherent human right to blog. From my perspective and previous experiences, there are two kinds of blogs. Mostly, there is an abundance of small blogs, mostly with few subscribers and containing few original thoughts. The latter (and lesser) are great lists and pictures and essays and stories, fictional or nonfictional, the Standout Blogs. Despite this, I still can’t shake my uneasiness towards blogging. More often than not, I come across writing that is wholly self-indulgent and vain, or filled with lols and slang, or just the opposite, with overuse of precious rhetoric and vocabulary. I’m frazzled of wondering if blogs are supposed to be all about you or about populations. I believe that a blog should have writing without any agenda to sound like anything more than who you absolutely are. There shouldn’t be predispositions about fame or popularity. Forget the feigning for attention. Leave the obnoxious wordplay and write. Even while writing this, my jumbled words sound so wrong. My opinion now sounds more decadent than anything I could ever remember reading. I’m wriggling with discomfort with every tap of the keyboard. I guess I’ll have to try to find a balance of this so vain, so modest, essay-like, conversationalist type of writing. For now, I'll stick to my fail blog.
I disagree with the fact that you think that it is wrong to be vain and self indulgent when writing in blogs. Now those are harsh words that you used,but i think that the main goal of blogging is to get your opinion out there, say how you feel. If you want to use sland and cliche rhentoric to do that, then go for it! Alot of the time when we are asked to write, it has to be in a formal way. Blogging allows people to freely say what they belive in a casual way. Its a way that people can express themsleves. Blogging takes away the fear of getting yelled about an opinion that you have. The worst that can happen in a blog is you get a nasty reply back, so overall it isnt fair to juge what people write in blogs becasue its their whay of saying what they feel. Alot of the time they arnt looking for attention, but really just getting what they want to say off of their chest. Its kind of like favebook. People love it becasue they can express themselves, and its not fair to judge the way people do that.
ReplyDeleteAlthough blogging can be dull and unoriginal or contain essays, pictures, and more, it is important to note that there are many other types of blogs as well. I agree that blogging shouldn't be used by people that want to become rich and famous. On the other hand, blogs as personal journals or even livejournal communities of blogs allow people to reflect on their own lives. Communities like livejournal allow members to provide advice and comment on other people's posts. Some people don't care if their blogs are never read but enjoy the sense of letting their feelings out.
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ReplyDeleteThis link shares the benifits of blogging, and how it can be good to share what your own story is, even if it might seem vain. They show the ways it helps people communicate and express themselves in different ways.