Welcome to my weblog!
Blogging is something I am yet to fully understand. It seems a very narcissistic practice- after reading a range of blogs I concluded that many are places to vent frustrations and/or rant about whatever mistake someone else has made, which is followed by the writer’s own personal advice or opinion. Battles emerge between individuals which, fuelled by ego, can often descend into petty squabbles- the kind of pedantic-ism I tend to ignore.
Blogs sit unwell with me because the nature of comment and opinion should be left out of journalistic pieces, according to traditional stances. Perhaps the selection process- sifting through all kinds of comment and opinion- is a healthy democratic practice, and I hope to eventually find out.
For now, I’ll comment that I think even the word “blog” has a sense of ego. It is the abbreviation of the kenning “weblog”, or “open diary” as I currently feel they are.
Lets see if this opinion changes as I get sucked into this new world.
