The point of blogging is giving people a tool for free speech. Companies, government, etc., don't have control over our blogs, and they can't lower our voices.
In the past I've gotten into trouble for being too candid on my blog, because people can't handle the truth when they see it. It's too painful, so instead of evaluating themselves they criticize your blog, or dismiss what you say as extremism, even if it's actually valid.
I think being able to say what you want with or without anonymity is a beautiful thing, and even though anonymous cowards often inject a lot of BS into otherwise useful conversations, there are also a lot of truth to what anonymous cowards are willing to say.
Honestly, speaking the truth about Big Brother in a public forum can be dangerous because our society is so lopsided our 'freedom' isn't actually freedom at all. Without public forums, blogging, letters to the editors, and other forums that offer opposing and tangential viewpoints, we could grow trapped in these small little boxes but never break free of it .
And now that we can speak out even easier, without restraint, Big Brother doesn't like it? Well tough shit. How about you handle your business process with high levels of moral restraint and appreciation for their impacts on local and global societies?
Granted, you're never going to please _everyone_. But in the end, if you don't want the masses ripping on the stupid things you do or say, stop doing stupid things.
The problem doesn't start with the blogs, the blogs are a symptom of the real sickness.
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The point of blogging is giving people a tool for free speech. Companies, government, etc., don't have control over our blogs, and they can't lower our voices.
In the past I've gotten into trouble for being too candid on my blog, because people can't handle the truth when they see it. It's too painful, so instead of evaluating themselves they criticize your blog, or dismiss what you say as extremism, even if it's actually valid.
I think being able to say what you want with or without anonymity is a beautiful thing, and even though anonymous cowards often inject a lot of BS into otherwise useful conversations, there are also a lot of truth to what anonymous cowards are willing to say.
Honestly, speaking the truth about Big Brother in a public forum can be dangerous because our society is so lopsided our 'freedom' isn't actually freedom at all. Without public forums, blogging, letters to the editors, and other forums that offer opposing and tangential viewpoints, we could grow trapped in these small little boxes but never break free of it .
And now that we can speak out even easier, without restraint, Big Brother doesn't like it? Well tough shit. How about you handle your business process with high levels of moral restraint and appreciation for their impacts on local and global societies?
Granted, you're never going to please _everyone_. But in the end, if you don't want the masses ripping on the stupid things you do or say, stop doing stupid things.
The problem doesn't start with the blogs, the blogs are a symptom of the real sickness.