It's taken me a while, but I've finally got round to setting up a blog. It's something I've been intending to embark on for some time now. The trouble was that I had difficulty grappling with the motivations for doing so.
Despite there being a multitude of worthwhile blogs, the web seems to already have it's fair share of blogging detritus. The accessibility and ease of blogging seems to have encouraged setting up a blog merely because it's possible. The freedom of communication and expression that blogging offers is a wonderful thing, yet it strikes me that such a powerful platform is often poorly used. To communicate a thought or opinion is important, however to immortalise it with the written word holds a kind of sacred significance for me, one that should not be embarked upon lightly.
Blogging does seem to require some form of inner self-importance, I must admit I'm struggling with it at the moment. By posting a blog do people really want to benevolently share their opinions and findings, or do they just selfishly crave attention and want to be heard? I suspect it's a bit of both.
The transitory nature of blogging certainly encourages a constant effort to dole out more material. The method in which old blog posts seem to disappear into a void of redundant ambiguity often appears to drive some kind of vain effort to stay up to date. However, it is after pondering this idea that I realised I had approached the whole concept of blogging in the wrong light. After all, a blog is not a piece of printed literature. Moreover, it strikes me as more of a playful form, quite happily transcending any oppressive longevity.
So, it is with this thought in mind that I have decided to setup this blog. I am optimistic that the more relaxed constructs of a blog will enable me to write more freely and, after years of devouring the content of others, I hope I can contribute some half-decent material of my own.
