Down With Blogs
April 22, 2008
So it has been a minute since my last post. And while many would think it has been because I have been busy…they are only half right. Sure, I have been a little preoccupied with work, getting ready to move soon, and my girlfriend moving in with me, but it has been more than that which has kept me away from posting.
Every time I had something worth posting, I thought about logging on and posting. I thought about sitting here letting my thoughts flow and posting to the endless cyberspace which is the net. I mean, I think a lot. And my girlfriend only makes me think more because of the crazy way she thinks. So I’m never at a loss for points to ponder. But each time I thought about blogging, I thought about why I wanted to. Just to have another post on my post count? Just to have something controversial to talk about? I don’t know. I couldn’t figure it out.
But I became discouraged. So each time I thought about wanting to post a post, I would get agitated. Throw my hands up. Say ‘fuck that’ and not. In all my thoughts, I want everyone to know what’s in my head…yet not. I want everyone to think about what I have to say…yet not. I want people to think…for real.
It is a constant discussion that I have with my girlfriend– a person’s inability to think anymore. I mean, and why should they have to? They have information at their fingertips in Google, have programs that automate everything from calculating your last sugar intake to doing your taxes and more. I went to the store last night to get a scale, and there was this special Weight Watcher’s scale that showed you what your current weight is, your target weight is, and what the difference is at the time of weighing…wow. I mean…pen and paper can’t do that for you?
I’ve always been fascinated with Philosophy and the Greek and Roman era and as such have been drawn into the works of Aristotle, Plato, and Voltaire. And what fascinates me is how much pride was taken in gaining more knowledge. Of course the modern age is more focused on making money than expanding the mind, but I still miss the age of reason.
It all comes down to ‘do my posts really matter’ or provoke the thought that I would like them to? I just don’t know.
Tags: knowledge, reason, thought
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