Libertine: On the Prowl

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Thoughts on Blogging

01:17, 2008-Jun-26 .. Posted in blog stuff .. 3 comments .. Link

On my daily sweep of what Alternet had to offer today, I came upon a rather elitist article about blogging, "Is Personal Blogging Fast-Fading?". The gist of the article was:

The golden age of the digital diarist may be over. Have we realized blogging isn't as fun as it sounds? Or that we're not so interesting after all?

As a long-time, successful blogger, I had to comment:

Simplistic and Misleading Article

This article would make a person who knew nothing about blogs believe that all blogs are either badly-written accounts of people's mundane daily lives or commercially driven generic blogs for the purposes of making money.

Both types of blogs exist in spades, of course, but people blog for a wide variety of reasons.

I've been blogging successfully for four years. The original blog was started as a theme blog; a platform to discuss my decidedly alternative approach to sexual ethics. It branched out into an eclectic mix of topics added to the original theme. This blog also has an extensive list of links for those interested in various types of non-monogamous sexual orientations.

I do not often write about the mundane details of my everyday life. My blog is primarily my personal op-ed page where I give my personal take on a wide variety of topics; mainly cultural and social issues, politics, religion, rants, and sex.

My goal is to make people think; to consider things in ways they might not have considered before. Whether or not they end up agreeing with me is beside the point; if they've stepped outside the box, even if just for a moment, then I've done my job.

I know I've done my job when I get emails from people who are struggling with their own non-monogamous leanings who say that my blog has helped them make better sense of things.

I've met lots of like-minded people while blogging, while also making friends with and gaining understanding of those who have a different view of the world.

A couple of blog posts about why I blog:

Making People Think

Blogging Is Its Own Reward

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07:49, 2008-Jun-26 .. Posted by Chandramoon
Oh I still get a lot from blogging and reading other peoples' blogs. Like you I have a main theme (music, gigs, festivals) but often branch onto other subjects.

Today I posted an "imaginary blog post" and even that got comments - I love it ha ha!

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08:54, 2008-Jun-26 .. Posted by DeeJay
I love the fact that people blog for a variety of reasons. I certainly have my favorites that I read every time I am online, and they are amazingly varied in scope.

My own blog has no real theme. It's just a rambly tidbit about my life and whatever strikes my fancy. Certainly, there are some down times as my life gets busy, but I haven't tired of blogging yet.

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09:54, 2008-Jun-27 .. Posted by littleMissConfused
For me blogging started out as a cheap form of therapy. A place I could go empty the garbage out of my brain and let people sift thru and tell me what they thought. Them it turned out to be a place where I have met some wonderful people I consider freinds. I drift away once in a while, but i could never see myself quiting all together.