[-empyre-] personal

[Jill Walker <jill.walker@uib.no>]

mez wrote:
> blogs act 2 actively
> inject the author/writer/textualiser's ego [in a psychoanalytical sense]
> in2 contexts that m.part knowledge without c.king 2 data-sanitize or
> information-objectify, or [obviously] ad.here 2 academic|scientific
> clinical rigor or make the author passive|invisible......

Ah yes. To me, the personal aspect of blogging is vital. It's 
subjective. To me more so than a mailing list, because I control the 
look and well, everything, in my blog, whereas here on a mailing 
list, I don't control the appearance of my text (or only minimally) 
and can feel intimidated by the weight of other peoples' words so I 
don't post myself. I don't feel that at all when blogging. (that 
might not be everyone's experience)

At the same time blogs work for discussions. A sort of discussion 
that keeps the individual's autonomy at the same time.

Is this going over people's heads? If you've not heard about blogs 
before this discussion may be a bit heavy - say so, if so!

Jill