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Andrew Sullivan Revisited (Sorry, Doc)
Andrew gave his reasons for not linking and not having permalinks. He responded innocently: "As for the permalinks, I'm such a loser I didn't even know what these were." I'll take that as a confession. Sullivan then begins to poo poo the idea of the bloggers functioning as a community. He insists that his reasons for blogging are fueled by his individualistic nature, wanting to publish without the hinderance of an editorial staff and press politics. Actually, blogging, in it's current and most successful form is indeed a community activity. One blog cannot stand alone. Without the support and conversation of a community the single lone blog is just another homepage with blinking icons and pinwheels. But Andrew wants to "have a great interaction with readers in real time." That sounds pretty much a like a community effort. You see Andrew, perhaps your naiveté has caused you to miss the fact that we bloggers do have "great interaction" with our readers, through links and comments. This is how we communicate. So, everytime I hear someone shit on the pile that feeds them, it makes ME wanna retch. And it triggers my bullshit detector. Don't tread on us, Andrew.
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