Based on the reading "Why We Blog",
it's evident that most bloggers would only post something if it's widely
accepted or if it wouldn't cause any controversy with any of their viewers to
prevent any hurt feelings from friends or family. It's also a way to keep in
touch others or to give something for others to keep in touch with you. Others
use it as a way to express themselves when they don't know what to verbally say.
Blogs are used as a way to express oneself in a forum that’s open to any topics
that are being discussed. Political posts allow room for comments and debate.
Posts on ones on beliefs can be seen as a way to raise awareness on topics,
like the death penalty, the War in Iraq, etc.
In my opinion, blogs are similar to Facebook or
Twitter in that you can post whatever you like without adding a face to it if
you wish to or not. I like that if you choose you can make your posts seen by
anyone by just going to their page instead of searching for a specific user.
You can just come across a blog through other pages. Blogs are a great way to
express yourself in any kind of aspect whether it be personal, political,
educational, etc. without the overbearing eyes of friends unless you chose to
make it public to them and advertised in on other social media outlets.
I think it is interesting that you pointed out how friends can be "overbearing". I agree that blogs can let that sort of emotional expression out that we sometimes don't want our friends to see. It makes me wonder why we don't want to share these emotions or ideas with our friends. We would almost rather have strangers see this piece of us. I wonder if this desire to keep some of our thoughts separate is a new desire stemming from the high use of social media, or if blogging is just finally allowing us to express these ideas.
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