Its not that i don't have much to say/write - its jus that i am wary of blogspaces now. For three reasons....or maybe they r all the same and interrelated somehow...
Blogsphere is not what it used to be...not for me at least. Firstly with too many in-person associations moving to the blogs and the other way round, I often refrain from speaking my mind, coz inevitable questions/comments/references travel back to me in the real world, and it is not always welcome. People who really know me – i wouldn't want to keep a facade from them – but then you don't always want to be questioned or judged on your beliefs or thoughts.
Secondly to me blogsville was a place of sane-minded people. The power of expression was what brought us all together, but it was a far more civilised place back then than what it is today. I was drawn to it and I stayed because I felt that here is a community that can understand and appreciate new thoughts and ideas. Sadly today when I read comments on some though provoking posts, or some of the posts themselves - it is very disappointing to see that every tom dick and harry feels that jus coz he/she has a keyboard he/she will type. Sure you always have to separate the grain from the chaff, seems to me there is more and more chaff and a lot less real grain.
Sure I can choose not to read what i don't want to - but it is very disappointing when I see certain regressive groups or individuals trying to put down a perfectly sensible opinion, just because now they can. And they don't play fair coz they have never been taught to. The attacks do not stay just on the opinion, most people get personal attacking the writer with personal remarks and slime.
Women – modern educated women with a head above their shoulder - are surely the worst hit (or maybe I am too gender sensitive) ; coz i see every time somebody expresses a decent progressive modernistic though, u ll find weird, sleazy, oppressive, downright disgusting comments popping up from everywhere and nowhere. And with names u haven't ever heard of, with blog addresses that don't exist and what not. Thankfully my blog is not so popular, and for the reason I mentioned first I try to stay a li'l more politically correct, else I too would have had a lot of this first hand, and that sure would have disillusioned if not infuriated me (though that is also highly unlikely given my rather short fuse ).
And thirdly, most of my ol' time friends or people I liked to read and interact with through comments have either stopped, moved without disclosing new addresses or just grown out of blogging.
All this and more leaves me with very little motivation to really put that thought, effort or heart in into blogging – here. Wonder if I too should move to a more anonymous place sometime....
1 comment:
Hey you! gosh its like we think the same thing! I have been thinking the same thing girlie! I feel like I cannot really express my thoughts in my blog, so whats the point? then If I do then i will be 'revealed!'
Why cant life be so much simpler! who said growing up was easier? Its so much easier in the past
hugs from me! and please keep blogging, yours is practically the only blog I check from time to time :)
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