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Re: More blog bashing
After reading Dumenco's article (yes, Simon, many blog readers actually *do* follow source links!), I see how he's getting to this blogs-and-TiVo comparison -- both blogs and TiVo intimidate him because he can't keep up! So what does he do about *his* inability to find the time to watch the stuff he captures on TiVo....*his* inability to find the time to devote to careful blog-reading (following the links, commenting)... what does he do about this? Blame TiVo and blogging for the way he and the hip other "the pop-cultural literati" misuse them!! Just look at the thesis of his argument: "But I¹d argue that certain information-delivering technologies — like TiVo and blogs — up the ante so dramatically, and so seamlessly, that they create an entirely different sort of interpassive lifestyle, one that¹s, well, hyperpassive." Watch how this works: "They" -- TiVo and blogs -- create a lifestyle. Those people who are "TiVo'ing" reality shows they don't watch, and reading blog posts about articles they never follow the links to read themselves -- hey, it's not their responsibility to actually engage with life! This is beyond clueless! This is like blaming the clock on the wall because *you're* late! --Renee Hopkins (www.corante.com/ideaflow)
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