Why read an online journal?
by Andrew (admin) on Jul.07, 2004, under Online life
Ob. disclaimer - I’m not seeking to make fun of Ellie (a friend of a friend) or anyone else, but in her disclaimer to her journal, she writes: “You shall not read my online journal in a bid to find information about myself or others i may include in entries.”.
Erm… why else would one read an online journal? Is there any other reason to read a journal? You’re curious about said person, or simply like their writing, or are simply entertained by their writing - but either way, you’re reading partly in a bid to find out about someone else’s life - a part of their life they’ve opened up to public consumption, admittedly.
1 comment for this entry:
July 7th, 2004 on 6:52 pm
Well…I kind of agree.
I do think, however - after recent undies incident - that people should f— off if they don’t like what they see. And I guess trying to keep your blog anonymous is pointless unless it’s password-protected. But then, what’s the point?
I guess I just can’t say anything really interesting anymore