Clearly, I am new to the blogging world. This is my first blog, it's not updated everyday, it doesn't have a huge following (but it dreams big!), and the posts don't really have a flow/theme yet. But it's exciting to have a baby project, something to check up on, especially outside of school.
Being in the newborn state that it is, I haven't really been promoting it too much yet. Like People's Punisher, it's about being written, not read (Sydney White, anyone?) However, I have told a couple of people, and some of their responses go something like "OH, you too?" or "Everyone has a blog these days" or "Will you keep up with it? I let mine die" Seems I'm jumping on the bandwagon, and I sort of knew that coming in. I think people have certain stereotypes about bloggers.
Are we looking for attention? Probably
Are we venting? Absolutely
Is it wrong? I don't think so.
My main reasons for congratulating people who have successful (or unsuccessful, but passionate) blogs are that they aren't afraid to say what they want, they are practicing a form of self-care by creating a journal or diary that, since it's public, must be updated regularly, and, maybe most importantly, we've moved past forms of social media that bind us.
Do we have to worry about our friends/crushes/grandparents see what we say on our blogs? NOPE
Do we fear over-posting/not being funny/not being invited to some viral event? I DON'T THINK SO
Do we have our pictures from 8th grade haunting us just a few clicks away? NOWHERE IN SITE, BROTHA
Have we become content with 140 character limits that prohibit deep thinking and personality? DOWN WITH TWITTER! (Maybe I'm bitter, though: I had a Twitter, and then I deleted it, maybe out of a lack of followers, but that's not what I would tell my friends ssshhhh)
So if you are currently swimming the upstream battle of internet blogging stardom, I would like to shake your hand. Or at least send you a virtual high five.
Being in the newborn state that it is, I haven't really been promoting it too much yet. Like People's Punisher, it's about being written, not read (Sydney White, anyone?) However, I have told a couple of people, and some of their responses go something like "OH, you too?" or "Everyone has a blog these days" or "Will you keep up with it? I let mine die" Seems I'm jumping on the bandwagon, and I sort of knew that coming in. I think people have certain stereotypes about bloggers.
Are we looking for attention? Probably
Are we venting? Absolutely
Is it wrong? I don't think so.
My main reasons for congratulating people who have successful (or unsuccessful, but passionate) blogs are that they aren't afraid to say what they want, they are practicing a form of self-care by creating a journal or diary that, since it's public, must be updated regularly, and, maybe most importantly, we've moved past forms of social media that bind us.
Do we have to worry about our friends/crushes/grandparents see what we say on our blogs? NOPE
Do we fear over-posting/not being funny/not being invited to some viral event? I DON'T THINK SO
Do we have our pictures from 8th grade haunting us just a few clicks away? NOWHERE IN SITE, BROTHA
Have we become content with 140 character limits that prohibit deep thinking and personality? DOWN WITH TWITTER! (Maybe I'm bitter, though: I had a Twitter, and then I deleted it, maybe out of a lack of followers, but that's not what I would tell my friends ssshhhh)
So if you are currently swimming the upstream battle of internet blogging stardom, I would like to shake your hand. Or at least send you a virtual high five.