Blogging: A Necessary Evil

Newspapers no longer are the news, they're the old. Nobody's asking "What are they saying in the papers?," instead it's "What are they saying on the blogs?"

For me, blogging is pointless. Posting about my life, and my interests do not intrigue me, and may not appeal to whoever may be reading this. I find the idea of the "blogger" as someone who sits on the computer and never gets out to see the world, and therefore I am not as inclined to believe their writing as truth. No matter how much a person may detest blogging, or the bloggers themselves, it is necessary to keep up with what is being said on the blogs. For example, my main passion is for political news and gossip. When I want to find out about the latest political stories, I don't want to check the news because it has become too slow. Bloggers can post anything, including the true stories that established news sources are unwilling to publish, because the difference between bloggers and reporters is that they don't have to verify sources. And it's not just me who checks the blogs for this reason, because political campaigns are always checking what the bloggers are saying about their candidates. If I simply chose to ignore blogs just because I don't like them, I would not be up to date in the political world. If I want to be someone who is recognized among the everyday politicos I need to read the blogs.

Saying that, blogging is pointless for things other than news, and gossip. Posting about your life does not contribute to society, whereas posting about news and other important gossip can contribute to greater knowledge and discussions. Sometimes blogs tend to be 'mindless chatter,' and I think that is what has given me a negative connotation about them.

Blogging is something that I may find annoying, and 'mindless,' however it does have some aspects that do contribute to society. Therefore blogging is a necessary evil.