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October 30, 2007
Too Close To Home
I'm not sure I want Chris Hayes to write an article on "the notion that the constitutive feature of what it means to be [a blogger] is the desire for recognition." Some things are better left unsaid, you know?
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I'm not entirely convinced. A fair amount of the time, it is just a place for me to put down the thoughts that crowd me.
Also, I presume he means 'policy-oriented blogger', 'cause there are lots of people doing it for lots of other reasons.
On third thought, I should concede that there are days where I do crave attention.
Posted by: Megan | Oct 30, 2007 2:59:13 PM
I assume that's your wry and subtle way of announcing that this is a blogwhoring thread...so I'll just whore my post about why conservatives like Colbert.
Posted by: Tom Hilton | Oct 30, 2007 3:03:44 PM
"the notion that the constitutive feature of what it means to be [a blogger] is the desire for recognition."
Why shouldn't it be a deliberate carreer step instead? Look at Glenn Greenwald. And Ezra seems to be on the right way to become Krugmann's heir at NYT...
:D
Posted by: Gray | Oct 30, 2007 3:11:53 PM
the constitutive feature of what it means to be [a blogger] is the desire for recognition.
As opposed to what?
Posted by: Stephen | Oct 30, 2007 3:31:36 PM
Ezra seems to be on the right way to become Krugmann's heir at NYT
How f***ing crazy would that be. And yet, not outside the realm of possibility, though the Times doesn't seem to hire whippersnappers.
Posted by: Nicholas Beaudrot | Oct 30, 2007 4:03:22 PM
"How f***ing crazy would that be."
As crazy as the idea of an actor becoming president or that the US are ruled by 'royal families', imho!
:D
"whippersnappers"
Hehehe! Ok, you just destroyed all my colorful fantasies about the fantastic team spirit of the bloggers here...
:D
Posted by: Gray | Oct 30, 2007 4:07:12 PM
"How f***ing crazy would that be."
As crazy as the idea of an actor becoming president or that the US are ruled by 'royal families', imho!
:D
"whippersnappers"
Hehehe! Ok, you just destroyed all my colorful fantasies about the fantastic team spirit of the bloggers here...
:D
Posted by: Gray | Oct 30, 2007 4:11:38 PM
"the constitutive feature of being human is the desire for recognition."
to insinuate the purpose of blogging as a need for adulation and attention... is no moreso than the meaning of a petroglyph, or an artist's need to paint a canvass or a quilter's need to create a quilt.
....the need to convey ideas or emotions to other human beings is as intrinsic to human beings as breathing.
...the term, "here i am" is one of the basic cries of all sentient beings.
whether we are sculpting a pot or writing a blog.
it is a vast reflecting pool for everything that is, and the way in which we individually perceive and interpret the universe.
through our efforts to create and share, is how we find a voice, place and reflection of ourselves in the universe.
...to insinuate that blogging, or any other form of self-expression is mainly about self-aggrandisement or narcissism is to consider the absolute need for creative self-expression at a very shallow level.
Posted by: jacqueline | Oct 30, 2007 4:17:04 PM
Apropos de rien, Ezra, do you have a sister?
:-)
Posted by: Gray | Oct 30, 2007 4:44:04 PM
Uh, nevermind, next time I'll use Wikipedia first before asking dumb questions...
|-(
Posted by: Gray | Oct 30, 2007 4:46:36 PM
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