Further to a brief exchange with Unmutual, I want to say a few words about the nature of blogs. Relatively anonymous, and with a similar subject matter, they feel something like a diary. There is, of course, one crucial difference: they are public.
Naturally that means blogs require a certain amount of self-censorship. That's fine. But people still seem to be more willing to share personal things online than they might have been in a face to face situation. Even if they are quite circumspect, and say nothing that they dont mind their readers knowing, a regular reader can still find out a lot more than they would in real life, simply because the number of conversations is greater.
Which brings us to the problem. It can be downright weird when someone mentions something that you wrote. Even quite anodyne posts can have the effect of killing conversations. For instance:
Major Tom: I really hate that David Bowie.
Ziggy: I know, I read your blog post. You really dont like him, huh?
Major Tom: No I dont. He's just so supercilious.
Ziggy: I know. I read your blog post.
Major Tom: Yeah.
Ziggy: So...um...I have to go to the toilet now.
As someone who relies quite heavily on anecdotes for conversation fodder, this is a particular problem.
But then, it is also downright weird to repeat a conversation you've already had online.
No resolutions offered, I'm afraid. But if you guys have any, I'd be interested to hear them.
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