July 30, 2006
Why you should stop blogging
Look kids, I really believe this blogging thing has gone out of hand, so here are some things I need to get off my chest before anyone gets hurt.
First off, you really don't have to apologize for not having updated your weblog in a while. I'll just assume you had something better to do. Also your guides on overcoming writer's block and getting your daily blogging rythm going make me cry. It's not a freaking competition, mmkay? The whole beauty of this syndication thing is that I will still hear you after three years of blogging absence. I actually prefer reading occasional burts of goodness over the stream of consciousness shit that is clogging up the internet.
Second, if you ever forego a night with your friends in order to be able to update your weblog and I catch you, it's not going to be a pretty sight. Understand that our time on this planet is very limited and there are only so many bars you can hit before nature collects its toll. You must choose how to spend the time that is given you, and if the majority of it is spent blogging, you really need to reconsider that choice.
Also your weblog is probably not going to get you laid, ever. That implies that you should not see blogging as a popularity contest. You probably don't want to be among the "A-List" bloggers and if you ever find yourself aspiring that goal, please see the previous paragraph about bars and friends. Enjoy what weblogs have to offer, but don't use weblogs as your sole source of knowledge and self-affirmation. Always remember that the "blogosphere" is an echo chamber that can give you a very distorted image of reality if consumed without enough perspective. The vast majority of the online world does not read or write weblogs, and in no way are we smarter or hipper or more interesting or better informed than they are.
The most important people in your life will probably not have a weblog. They also won't turn up on a Google search.
Finally, stay away from World of Warcraft. That is all.
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Finally, stay away from World of Warcraft. Guess you don’t know to take your own advice, huh?
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Do as I say, not as I do.
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