BLOG FUNCTION

Imagine you went to a function in a very large house where there were thousands of people. The purpose of the function was for people to share their personal selves either through stories of experiences, ideas or personal interests. Everyone was milling around, circulating from room to room and socializing and it was a pleasant experience.

After a few hours (months) people began to notice that there were a large number of people who stood out from the crowd. This was driven by human nature of course, as peoples' favorite subject of conversation is often other people. And from this chit-chat it became apparent many people were giving a different story to everyone they spoke to. The nature of their character became highly suspect.

The individuals in this suspect group claimed to be many things and often appeared to craft their social presentations to suit whomever they were speaking to, even going so far as to give a different name to every person they spoke.

Due to this odd behavior, it wasn't long before the best intentions of the function were laid to waste. The undoing was accelerated when such behavior became trendy and considered by some to be clever, or artistic.

That is how my experience with this Mindsay-blog-community has been. I have addressed this subject before, but my understanding of it is a little clearer on this round. In the past I have been nasty and irritating in my observations. I used phrases like "Mindsay-Police" and "Exclusive-Club" and  other pungent terms to describe my foul reaction to the general behavior here. Also, I made clear my general disdain  of the top-blog system emphasizing it's complete lack of validity.

Yes, I have expressed a lot of criticism of Mindsay here. But like I said earlier, I think I see things more clearly now. I have a new perspective on how things really work here. Let me tell you about it.

It's worse, much worse than I ever imagined. It is all fractionalized and segregated to the n'th degree. Just like life, everyone blogging finds their comfort zone and then battles to maintain and protect it. Protect it mostly from any form of criticism. Ok, I can deal with that. People don't like criticism in real life either. But it's the other thing that really puzzles and disappoints me.

I find now that I am having to go every day and block users. Why? Because of my recent realization of the prevalance of multi-identity bloggers. I call them chameleon-bloggers. They are constantly creating new blogs with new identities in some form of mass-marketing I guess, seemingly trying to appeal to the widest possible audience like it's a popularity contest or a ratings game. It's convoluted and a real strain and drain on those Mindsay bloggers who are trusting and sincere.

Three or four people are about all I ever regularly communicate here through comments or email. And it matters zero to me that anyone visits me or comments or votes. It doesn't matter. It doesn't mean a thing.

For me, this very promising function has been reduced, by it's actions, to a charade. Really, why would I or anyone want to connect to someone who has multiple presenses, communicates to you through all of them, but doesn't tell you. Would you attend a social gathering and give a different name and tell a different story to everyone you met?

And finally my revised understanding of the top-blog fiasco. Now it is clear that many "top-blog" are only there because these chameleon bloggers are voting themselves onto the list. What rubbish! Total nonsenese and bullshit. (Have always longed to end with "bullshit")

Bullshit!

P.S. Are you joking? "Mindsay Honors", "The Best of Mindsay" ? What a joke of an idea. Shameful, really most shameful I must say!

Pablo

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