Why is it that people write blogs?For some, they use the blogging art as an avenue to vent inner frustrations and disgruntlements, I suppose to find solace in the minds of strangers. You can see that happening in most blogs; "My boss did this to me today, the fucking bastard." or "I can't stand that guy from Admin, the fucking loser.". The blogger may find themselves revealing an embarrassing little secret which they'd never tell a soul in person, but find the idea of broadcasting it to the entire world anonymously exhilarating. The idea that a stranger just might relate to your everyday problems seems to be an opiate to many. It turns into an addiction of sorts, blogging. A sort of electro-interactive panacea for the soul. As they say confessions are always made easier, if it is to a stranger.
For others, blogs start to become like a sort of on-line, personal diary. A textual exposition of ones life complete with baby pictures and real-life experiences, where their day to day mundania is regurgitated out as if by doing this it'll make you a more interesting person.
Sometimes it's a mental masturbation of self-congratulatory, self-emoliating inner-talk. Other times, issues are concentrated upon the individuals perception of the world and what interests them about it. All in all this is done in the hopes that their grandiose prose entertains or impresses or both, the people who are just passing through. A stranger's opinion of yourself suddenly becomes your raison d'etre, your reason for existence to loosely translate. This is by no means a bad thing though. Current events have shown that this form of voyeuristic storytelling to be truly entertaining. The taste of another mans trouble is as bread and butter to some. An eclectic mix of real life reality TV, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, take your pick, everybody's on-line and on show.
I wrote this piece as reply to friend of mine's entry on his blog which I have to say was a good one. It got me thinking; why do so many people write so many entries every day? I suppose the conclusion is that it's more of a blend of all these reasons rather than just one. At the end of it all, you may as well ask; why do people talk so much? It's because every one has something to say, and to everyone, the story they have to tell is the most important one. There are people who don't blog, but then again, there are people who don't talk. Who's to say that one form of communication is better than another. It's just that this one, blogging, gives the opportunity for everyone to say, what they have to say and if it goes against the grain of what you believe, than hell, just move along, there's always somebody else out there who you can agree with.
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