Sometimes I find myself, in those moments of procrastination, sitting down to my laptop and thinking, “Well then, I shall write in my blog.” Or, sometimes during those late night hours with no one else to talk to, I have to share some of my thoughts. With the very personable, loving, caring internet community—hey, what can I say, I get desperate every now and then. But it can be hard to decide what exactly to write. Do I share about the mediocre happenings of my day, sift through hour upon hour of thought, or force my entertainment preferences on people? I decided to make a list of Pro’s and Con’s of Blogging.
Pro’s-Creative outlet. Keep self sane through this one of many creative outlets. Collection of thoughts I can go back and read. Friends can read and have another insight into why I am doing/thinking what I am (because believe me, I’m sure I don’t make sense a lot of the time… there is really no explanation for this… other than…). Share my ‘important’ opinions. Something for people to read when they are bored. (Okay I’m fishing now…)
Con’s-Creepy stalkers. Friends read blog, then don’t feel the need to talk to me. Lame. I’m taking up valuable cyberspace with my midnight ramblings. Categorizing myself. Simplifying my thoughts for the computer screen. Less privacy.
I don’t know. I am a person that, from time to time, enjoys reading the blogs of others. The chance to gain insight on another’s life anonymously is a benefit of blogging—not in a creepy “I am getting to know this person” kind of way, but in a way that exposes one to a TYPE of person that exists. Because I don’t know about you, but sometimes we surround ourselves with people just like us. Subconsciously, of course. But nonetheless, there are so many worlds out there I believe I am ignorant to, and really have no other realistic way to gain insight into these sorts of things.
