The funny thing is
I'm writing an essay which celebrates the exciting opportunities that blogging presents. Enabling all people with access to the internet to post their thoughts and opinions! How very exciting indeed.
However! I could be writing absolute nonsense here. I could actually be a fundamentalist. A feminist who's actually trying to find out who believes these vile things so I can track you down and hack your pretty faces to pieces.
This is not the case.
BUT! For all you know it is.
It's interesting, reading this article 'The Google Effect: Googling, Blogging, Wikis and the Flattening of Expertise', has made me sad for how much utter 'bullshit' we are exposed to, and how much unverified stuff we are unware is said bullshit.
A case in point is a relation of mine saying how vaccinations are the devil and going to kill us all and how her kids will not be put under risk like that, citing questionable resources and thinking she knows everything because the interwebs said so.
Another relation that is a Dr. responded to these claims, backing his argument up with scholarly articles and well, he's in the field with real information. But she's 'sticking to her guns'. It's really sad to watch. People are so dumb. Fo real.
Sunday 6 May 2012
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Voyeurism and mayhem
I wondered how clean the gun was
These blogs are a form of journalism and self expression.
But really, it's personal thoughts that you think others need to know/see and then approve of. Or at least be aware of.
Which is pretty funny.
Putting yourself out there like that.
Love me! Love me! Sayy that you love me!
Anyway, I've started reading Fight Club, after seeing the movie many, many times. Interesting how closely they followed the book (so far as I can tell). Along with having read part of Joey (asofteroworld.com)'s Lockpick Pornography ( http://lockpickbook.blogspot.com/ ) which made me somewhat uncomfortable, but excited me with the 'project mayhem'-esque nature the story was approaching.
I can't help that rebellion and mayhem excite me, there's just nothing I feel the need to rebel against. I'm pretty happy with most things. Students are supposed to be overly opinionated, but my only real concern is censorship. Internet censorship I would fight against tooth and nail.
However really there's been no need. Which is dissappointing. I thought at this stage in my life I would be like that annoying blonde chick from Community [the TV show]. Only less annoying. But, alas, I don't want to completly destroy my life like they do in Fight Club, nor do I want to terrorise in the name of gay freedom like they do in Lockpick Pornography.
Instead I'll share these pointless thoughts.
Because after all, that's the fun of this.
These blogs are a form of journalism and self expression.
But really, it's personal thoughts that you think others need to know/see and then approve of. Or at least be aware of.
Which is pretty funny.
Putting yourself out there like that.
Love me! Love me! Sayy that you love me!
Anyway, I've started reading Fight Club, after seeing the movie many, many times. Interesting how closely they followed the book (so far as I can tell). Along with having read part of Joey (asofteroworld.com)'s Lockpick Pornography ( http://lockpickbook.blogspot.com/ ) which made me somewhat uncomfortable, but excited me with the 'project mayhem'-esque nature the story was approaching.
I can't help that rebellion and mayhem excite me, there's just nothing I feel the need to rebel against. I'm pretty happy with most things. Students are supposed to be overly opinionated, but my only real concern is censorship. Internet censorship I would fight against tooth and nail.
However really there's been no need. Which is dissappointing. I thought at this stage in my life I would be like that annoying blonde chick from Community [the TV show]. Only less annoying. But, alas, I don't want to completly destroy my life like they do in Fight Club, nor do I want to terrorise in the name of gay freedom like they do in Lockpick Pornography.
Instead I'll share these pointless thoughts.
Because after all, that's the fun of this.
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