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That post is a good example of what is wrong with blogs. It's basically an interesting intro without a body, 'cause, you know, blog entries are 500 words or les
by mynameishere 18y ago
That post is a good example of what is wrong with blogs. It's basically an interesting intro without a body, 'cause, you know, blog entries are 500 words or less.
- bprater 18y agoI disagree, I thought it was an amazing blog post. The bottom-line is that you have to entertain online. No entertainment, no visitors. And people aren't entertained when they see a big wall o' text. If you were even slightly entertained, I'll bet you give his blog another chance next time. Really, I'm not sure what more he could have said, beyond setting the stage for a grander story.
- netcan 18y agoThe bottom-line is that you have to entertain online. No entertainment, no visitors. And people aren't entertained when they see a big wall o' text. I wouldn't even say that. Blogs are blogs. They are a certain medium with certain styles & certain breakable 'rules.' Evolution & survivor bias ensure that most blog posts read are the types of blog posts that are appealing to the the people reading them. I see no problem with that. Same goes for novels, biographies, essays, magazine articles or pretty much any category of writing. Nothing wrong with that. A blog within the framework of the style is definitely a useful one to have out there.
- run4yourlives 18y agoAre you saying that blog posts need to be 5000 words to say something meaningful?
- mynameishere 18y agoNot at all, it depends on the context. I really liked his style, and then...bam...it stopped right when I thought it was about to start. Blog entry vs. Essay, I guess.
- run4yourlives 18y agoFair enough. I thought it flowed well though. The simplicity was very zen.
- ryanwaggoner 18y agoCan I take a minute to talk about this blog post? It ended abruptly and the last two paragraphs read like he had envisioned a longer post but ran out of steam and/or things to say. Good overall theme, though.
- jballanc 18y agoThe short story wasn't considered a legitimate literary form until Edgar Allen Poe...to each his own I suppose.
- dschoon 18y agoSee, I like this article partially because it invites the reader to reflect on these thoughts, rather than provide an explicit, pre-packaged way of approaching life. I agree because I think this is another way of searching for authenticity in all our decisions: "complacency" is another way to say you're not re-evaluating the choices you've made. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticity_(philosophy) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticity_(philosophy)