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| relaxed1 |
on Wed 23 Dec 09, 1:50 AM to relaxed1's blog.
| Evelyn Beatrice Hall wrote: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. |
Because @Thought_Policeman seems to wish to choose which responses are visible on his/her blog, I've posted mine below below. Debate should always be open and free, regardless of whether we like what people say.
| Thought_Policeman wrote: but that's not what I read at all. |
Then don't read them
| Thought_Policeman wrote: A weblog is an expression of thoughts intended for a wide audience, so when someone chooses to express their purported feelings for another via such a medium it makes it abundantly clear that they in fact care far more about the audience than about the person whom they claim to address. |
Not necessarily. Writing can be cathartic. Writing and then posting publicly may be what that person needs for catharsis.
| Thought_Policeman wrote: If that were not the case then they would send memos, letters, or even pick up the phone. |
What appears to be a private communication played out in public may simply be because the writer knows that the intended recipient will like as not read it, whilst memos can be blocked, phones unanswered, letters returned to sender. If it appears to be a personal communication, it may be the only way of delivering it, or perhaps be perceived as the blogging equivalent of serenading or screaming 'I love you' in a crowded square.
It's easy to glance at the outpourings and see them as tedious, inappropriate ramblings. It's probably much harder actually to write such posts. To some they're drivel, to others they're important.
It's best not to get too concentrated about it. The blogs aren't that numerous, and even if you're such an avid blog reader that you like to trawl through every single one, a quick glance will reveal the ones in which you have no interest. Life is too short to agonise about blogs.
| 23 Dec 09, 7:45 AM Amber_Light 3 yrs |
What appears to be a private communication played out in public may simply be because the writer knows that the intended recipient will like as not read it, whilst memos can be blocked, phones unanswered, letters returned to sender. If it appears to be a personal communication, it may be the only way of delivering it, or perhaps be perceived as the blogging equivalent of serenading or screaming 'I love you' in a crowded square. It's easy to glance at the outpourings and see them as tedious, inappropriate ramblings. It's probably much harder actually to write such posts. To some they're drivel, to others they're important. It's best not to get too concentrated about it. The blogs aren't that numerous, and even if you're such an avid blog reader that you like to trawl through every single one, a quick glance will reveal the ones in which you have no interest. Life is too short to agonise about blogs. [/quote] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I love what you said here. I have often read blogs that are apparently to a particular person and I think it is quite romantic when someone puts it in a public forum. Another side is, when that outpouring is an apology and/or statement of love, I feel it is to show humility to the other person not to score points as the lady seems to be suggesting. ETA - darn quote boxes gone haywire again lol! |
