Post #7 Blogs Are Good

            I was very excited to begin this blogging experience. I’ve always been pretty interested in the new phenomenon but never actually got the guts to become part of it. To be frank, I was pretty reluctant about even reading writer’s blogs. Blogs seemed to be more narcissistic than mind opening. But after reading this tiny percentage of blogs out there, I’m ready to move past the tip of the iceberg and submerge myself in the ocean of knowledge that is this World Wide Web. These assignments have also been just great ways to let my mind flow. In assigned readings I usually feel painfully restrained by the looming critical eye of a teacher, but if all I’m supposed to do is to stay on topic, then my thoughts don’t feel so scary anymore. Pizza swings Dave Chappelle tubular oak tree chocolate rain... wait. I’m back. Although this experience has been freeing it has also reminded me that the Internet is very powerful and with great power comes great responsibility. I must not become shattered trying to stretch myself over all this information. I must maintain my humanity. I am not a machine. Efficiency comes after depth. Writing on the web can be a beautifully uniting process, but this beauty can be tainted by narcissism, reactionary thoughts and Internet speeding (in highway terms). This Internet thing is a gift not only to one person, but also to the human race. In that case, I will attempt to be part of a greater objective. The greater objective being simply to experience what’s beyond me. This objective is a challenge. For example, right now I’m contributing to the greater good of my class by getting this blog post out on time instead of facebooking or Dave Chappelle-ing, not that there’s anything that’s stopping me from getting all I can get out of self-indulgence…

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