Why? Because the same people are writing about the same things they were when I started, with the difference being that we’re all drunk with consulting work so the writing is shittier (or we’ve hired a college student to do it for us), and more people are inserting themselves into the “conversation” to make a quick buck every single day.
I don’t really have the energy or the inclination for a full rant here, but I stumbled upon (and I don’t mean Stumbled Upon) this post by Steve Rubel (who is a friend) and had to at least spew something or other. See, I don’t read Micro Persuasion (or a lot of other blogs) regularly like I used to, and though I’m a fan I’ve never been an avid reader just ’cause I’m not a tech geek. So I just thought I’d check in to see what’s doin’.
So we get Steve saying too many bloggers are writing lazy, boring shit, which they are, and then we have Steve promising to try to do better, which in all probability he simply won’t have time to do, and then we have a bunch of commenters who might as well have written their posts in 2005. Commenters bitching that Steve is ignoring them; commenters kissing Steve’s ass in hopes of some future link love; and even Jeremy Pepper, who still hasn’t tired of his little snipes at Steve after all these friggin’ years.
Does anyone wonder now why I’d prefer to do blog posts about Paris and Lindsay having vag slips in Africa?
I’m like Jack on the bridge in the season finale of Lost last year, only I don’t want to go back to Blog Island. I want to blow up Blog Island.
I think the best thing that could happen to improve the quality of blogging would be to shut down Digg, Techmeme and Twitter; for Google to stop indexing blog content; and for Technorati (even as f’ed up as it already is) to go away,too. Then you’d have people blogging who actually give two shits about what they’re writing.
Today finding worthwhile content online is like looking for the best ballet dancer in a mosh pit. Good luck with that.
Tags: Digg, google, jeremy pepper, steve rubel, Techmeme, twitter
Ouch! But Rubel has gotten might full of himself…Which is why he’s not in my reader!
I’m not really criticizing Steve, Geoff. I’m critizing the entire blogosphere for showing how lame and repetitive it can be, even in a post (and especially the comments) about bloggers being lazy.
Hey wait a second- my slippers still fit just fine. Yeah, sure, my arabesque isn’t quite what it used to be… but I’m still trying.
So you got toe shoes as well as a bike that Christmas, Tim?
A friend of mine just Skyped this to me, and wants to make sure I don’t drive you to suicide.
It’s all good, Scott. And, yes, the swipes at Rubel are because after all these years, he still hasn’t figure it out.
That’s not saying I have, but at least I can see the light.
I agree with you on a lot of what you write here, though. The people coming out of the woodwork that are throwing around terms just to throw around terms.
But, no Scott, don’t kill yourself.
Thank you, Jeremy. I already downed the bottle of Valium, but now I’ll hold back on the vodka chaser.
As long as you’re not wearing black Nikes and some odd sweatsuit, I think we’re fine.
At least give the vodka to the wife.
I would, but Cathy’s philosophically opposed to feeding the newborn White Russians.
Steve who? Seriously. Who’s got time for all the bullshit.
Repetition is such a bore. Repetition is such a bore.
LOL, I just saw this, which in a strange way proves that you are right.
The really funny thing is that when I fist started blogging, all of the established bloggers where saying the same thing you are here.
But then it was irritation over ridiculous memes, like “the press release is dead” and other recurring themes.
Ah, memory lane.