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"How Blogging Ruined My Life"

So I read this article called "How Blogging Ruined My Life" from The Village Voice. I really thought it was absurd.

The reasons were really random and lame. I think Whitney Pastorek (the author) and her friends take blogging WAY too seriously. So her first reason that blogging ruins her life is that...

1. No one shows up  for anything anymore.
She seems to think that once you post on the blog that an event is happening, everyone is expected to read it and is therefore expected to go to the event. Or at least thats what I got out of it, correct me if I'm wrong. But I think thats absurd because you shouldnt expect people to read your blog. I know I dont, so I cant just post things on there for people and expect that they had time to read it. Maybe her friends arent doing it the way that most of us do it, but then I'd have to say that they are idiots for using blogs like that.

2. No one tells me anything anymore.
I think this reason is lame also because if someone posts something on their blog, it doesnt mean that they still dont want to talk about it. I know whenever someone I know posts something on their blog, we talk about it further and in detail and you can ask them about it. Good examples are when people post blogs when they're upset. It gives you a window of opportunity to ask them about it. You can read it and be concerned them call them up and say "I just read your blog, are you alright? Do you want to talk?" It makes communication easier for me, maybe her friends dont do it like that, but then I think they are taking blogs WAY too seriously.

3. No one has fights anymore.
She seems to think that people will simply just 'de-link' her instead of working out their problems. This to me, has nothing to do with blogs. You can stop calling her without a blog and it'd have the same effect. And if they do stop linking you (which by the way, I think is the wrong way to say that, because linking isnt something you really do to a blog, but whatever, it was her choice of words) then you can call them up and ask them about it and the fight will ensue shortly after. Problem solved.

4. No one invites me to anything anymore.
Here she seems to think that bloggers throw parties for other bloggers. This idea in itself is really out there. I mean...WAY out there. Who the hell does this? If people actually do this...it would make me sad to think there are such freaks in the world. Blogger only parties...HAH!

5. They have created a new world order.
What have you been smoking?

So she concludes by saying that blogging has ruined her life because she has to keep up with everyone's blogs so much that she is losing sleep, not doing her work and such.

I'd have to tell her that her friends are freaks if they are SO obsessed with blogging, and that she needs to ditch them right now, because if she's losing sleep, and not keeping up with her work because she has to read her friends blogs, its not worth it.

I dont understand why people would use blogs like that? I use mine to think, to post an opinion for those who want to read it. I use it to just get my thoughts out, not necessarily for other people to see, but for myself. I'm sorrie that blogging has ruined your life Whitney, but I think you kinda let it by subjecting yourself to that. Not to be unsympathetic, but you really gota move on from those friends that are obsessed with crazy blogging, cause people that obsessed about anything...cant be healthy.

Just my two cents.

posted by Bradimon @ 12:40 a.m.