I agreed with the point of the piece beforehand. And there was plenty of newness in it. I wanted to gauge how it was written. And the analysis is helpful. A le

I agreed with the point of the piece beforehand. And there was plenty of newness in it. I wanted to gauge how it was written. And the analysis is helpful. A lecturely, authoritative voice seems inevitable as you move away from the excitement phase. But excitement may be more convincing. And that's one advantage that blogs have over essays, that I hadn't considered. Being published so much quicker, it's easier to retain excitement. But I'm a bigger fan of essays. The medium still has steam left, even if you include it's other anachronisms.