Blogging: a new genre of honesty
Thursday, November 04, 2004
So what is up with this need to share the most intimate details of one’s life through blogs? (said in a very Seinfeldian manner)
I have recently come upon some blogs that are so *very* personal that i ended up becoming enthralled with the development of these people’s lives over the course of multiple posts. They share things like personal pain/sorrow, things that torment them, their vulnerable spots like their fears of rejection from people that they will name specifically. It’s nutty!
Don’t get me wrong; i love reading these things. But writing them? This blog is my life and such, but i (forgive me for all of you who read this), THIS AIN’T ALL THAT PERSONAL. If you want personal, you still gotta pick up the phone and call me! What makes a person feel the need to express to the whole universe their feelings about Person X or how he cannot live in the misery that is his life because he has nothing to live for? Maybe i just answered my own question...hmmmm....
In any case, i find this phenomena peculiar. I suppose having a site that is my name really doesn’t leave much room for anonymity. I mean, do you *want* me to post that kinda stuff? Okay, here goes:
“My heart is full of desire...for less stress and good food. I feel vulnerable when i don’t have my homework done in time and my professor calls me out for not reading.”
Is that personal enough? I thought not....
talking about not personal… try this. that plus being lazy never hurts.
Posted by on 11/05 at 12:17 AM