blog
[blawg, blog] noun, verb, blogged, blog·ging.noun
1.
Consider: Dating websites, Facebook, Twitter, Online shopping(groceries too!), Youtube, Vimeo, Google plus etc.... The Internet has made it possible for us to live our entire lives without interacting with another human! Tsk, tsk... And here comes the irony...ready for it?
YOU'RE READING MY BLOG!! Ha! In this blog I have accomplished two things. Number 1: I have expressed propaganda against the rise of technology. And number two (which nullifies number 1) I have used said technology to do it! Man I'm a hypocrite!
a Web site containing the writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other Web sites.(dictionary.com)
I find it really interesting that this idea and phenomenon of "blogging" has been increasingly sweeping the world. And if in fact if you are reading this, you are participating. But think about it... blogs are designed so individuals or groups can "express" something. Perhaps an opinion on some socially debated issue, or the sharing of an experience...or just a collage of pictures people view and comment on...This is the simple concept behind the almighty blog.
Now, think about the social implications of this form of communication. Well, let me ask this question...is blogging an outlet for the people who are just really boring in person to person conversation? Am I so dull that people would rather read my ideas, or see some picture I posted, so they don't have to go through the grueling process of watching my lips move, and act interested?
OR
Perhaps blogging is designed for those people who are socially awkward (I can say this because I am blogging...).. Maybe I'm to weird to socialize with "normal" people. Maybe the fact that I even type out my thoughts so others can read them makes me an outcast.
The question remains: Are we becoming isolationists in our society due to technology and the "benefits" therein? Probably.
Consider: Dating websites, Facebook, Twitter, Online shopping(groceries too!), Youtube, Vimeo, Google plus etc.... The Internet has made it possible for us to live our entire lives without interacting with another human! Tsk, tsk... And here comes the irony...ready for it?
YOU'RE READING MY BLOG!! Ha! In this blog I have accomplished two things. Number 1: I have expressed propaganda against the rise of technology. And number two (which nullifies number 1) I have used said technology to do it! Man I'm a hypocrite!
Uh oh! Someone is coming up to talk to me face to face! Gotta bolt!
There are several kinds of bloggers, but 2 primary types. The business blogger - who writes about specific topics with the goal of informing, encouraging, or entertaining. Then there's the personal blogger - who writes more along the line of personal experience in a 'diary' style whose goal may or may not be in-line with the business blogger.
ReplyDeleteI fell into the trap of blogging as well. But I'm not anti-social! My friend told me I wasn't!
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