I am absolutely fascinated by blogs.
It's a chance to see the world through someone else's eyes. A new perspective. Different life experiences. Unique points of view.
Why wonder what it's like to be a middle-aged man in Singapore, when you can actually find out?
I suppose the biggest appeal of blogs isn't so much the information that is shared, but rather the manner in which this information is conveyed. In reading my friend's blog, I can't imagine anyone but her writing it. Her personality sticks to her blog like the proverbial fat kid on a smartie. It's in the images, the turns of phrase, the punctuation, the word choice.
But I realize something else in reading the blogs of those I know. You could not possibly understand the person by reading the blog alone.
This is important to bear in mind when reading the blogs of strangers. It can be neat to think that you 'get' this other person and their completely foreign set of problems and concerns. But you don't. You can't. In this context, the blogger controls the medium AND the message. Let the reader beware.
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