K8 the GR8

Sorry, but I just have to jump on the band wagon here, because I’d love to know why people are getting their knickers in a twist about the standard of blogs.

I don’t understand… when we sit down to write a post and suddenly realise that it’s not going to make headlines or make a huge difference to the world, should we just give up?  I thought blogging was a skill, much like journalism.  Was John Waters a child prodigy?  Did Kathy Foley always write such excellent articles?  I’m thinking not.  I’m thinking that they started at the bottom of the ladder much like the rest of us.  If somebody came along and slagged their work from the offset would it have been helpful to their careers?  Would they have cried into their pillows at night, or just ignored it?

I’m wondering if these journalists are fearing for their futures… I certainly don’t buy newspapers as often as I used to because I find everything I need, right here on the blogs.  Sure, it’s biased to an extent and it’s un-censored, but at least I feel like I’m getting a far wider picture.  Newspapers won’t publish certain items of news for political reasons or just because they aren’t interesting enough, but blogs sure as hell will.  Perhaps journalists will soon become obsolete?  I don’t know, but I don’t care.  I do hope that blogging remains as it is- common folk with open minds, a tap into the underworld that is humanity.

Perhaps it’s jealousy?  I can certainly recognise the green-eyed monster with regard to Twenty Major.  He scored a hat trick and published a book, fair dues to him!  If the rest of us feel like we can’t overtake him on the fast lane, why sit behind him and flash our lights angrily?  Why tell him to his face that his work is shite?  I might be naive, but I can definately recognise the bigger man in this situation.  Hey, if the material isn’t to your taste, then don’t bloody read it.  A DIY colonic irrigation would be a far better way of spending your time by the sounds of things.

And hey - so what if the standard of Irish blogging is lower than our American counterparts?  Isn’t it all starting to sound like conversations on a playground?  Is there somebody out there who is making a balanced decision by reading every single one of the 2,000+ Irish blogs?  I don’t think so.  I think there are a serious amount of posts written by bloggers all over the world that are slipping past the bar, like this one.  Okay so it’s not political, but… what’s that expression about the hand that rocks the cradle again?

Who are they to judge?  Who are we to judge?  Shouldn’t we all skip the bullshit and join forces? 

I’m aware that this is a crap post, just a meaningless rant, but to those oh-so topical journalists out there who also know that you’re only as good as your last article, um… keep writing… you’re bound to make sense eventually.