The State of The Union

I love a good discussion topic.

Let me rephrase that. I love refuting a statement that is so off-base, so freaking absurd. This tweet was one of those statements.

This dude, Casttro, thinks that all blogs have become the same, mindless drivel that reads more like a newsfeed than a blog. What's more- and this, by the way, is where I take offense to the whole thing- he goes on to define what a blog is.

To which I say: get the fuck off your high horse.

A blog can be whatever the blogger wants it to be. You like writing about sports? Create a sports blog. You like celebrity gossip? Well, there are a lot of blogs dedicated to that too. (Some of which, dear Casttro, use the same pictures and write about the same celebrities- albeit in their own way.)

To define a blog, or to try to streamline and narrow the concept of them down, is to rob bloggers an opportunity to talk about their opinions, get their voices heard.

If that voice sounds a bit familiar to the other blogs, well, guess what? You can always tune in to another one.

However, I suggest another alternative.

The best way to tell a blogger what you think of his blog- his lack of originality, his dumb ideas, his absurd theories- is not via Twitter. Most blogs have a comments section. Some of these comments are even better than the post itself.

You don't like a certain post? Comment about it. (Oh, and if there's no censor, you can even curse.)

Let the fun begin.