The Great Democratization of Opinion...
I love the internet...in a very real, but qualified way.
Take blogging, for instance. With a blog, I can publish some of the things I think about. I can tell folks who don't know a single thing about me what I think about a certain subject or idea.
What qualifies me to have a blog? Well, a computer and internet connection. That's all. No particular schooling in a specialized subject. I can drone about the finer points of quantum physics will little or no knowledge of the subject at hand.
What qualifies me to be a BRAIN SURGEON? Years of schooling and training.
I can 'publish' my thoughts...doesn't that sound official?
Now, I am wondering what the net affect of this newly-found 'self importance' has on the way I view my opinions...does it lend a sort of silent legitimacy to them?
What thinkest thou?
Pax.
Take blogging, for instance. With a blog, I can publish some of the things I think about. I can tell folks who don't know a single thing about me what I think about a certain subject or idea.
What qualifies me to have a blog? Well, a computer and internet connection. That's all. No particular schooling in a specialized subject. I can drone about the finer points of quantum physics will little or no knowledge of the subject at hand.
What qualifies me to be a BRAIN SURGEON? Years of schooling and training.
I can 'publish' my thoughts...doesn't that sound official?
Now, I am wondering what the net affect of this newly-found 'self importance' has on the way I view my opinions...does it lend a sort of silent legitimacy to them?
What thinkest thou?
Pax.
posted by Chreeha @ 10/20/2005
2 Comments:
At 12:44 PM,
Matthew Celestine said…
Yes, blogging is great.
At 2:28 PM,
JohnQuincyAddingMachine said…
Quite interesting, especially when compared to 100, 200, 1,000 years ago. So hard to communicate in ages past. I cannot imagine trying to do my schoolwork without internet. Not too long ago people actually had to use books and libraries! What medieval times...ha ha.
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