I have a lot of posts I’d like to get up before the New Year, but one thing I’ll note quickly is how revelatory the blogosphere has been.
One thing that can easily pass you by is the dearth of analytical ability in the world. When you talk to experts you can be confused into thinking that they are sharper than they are because they have been thinking and talking about the same things for a long time.
However, in the fast and furious world of the blogosphere it quickly becomes apparent how shallow much of that understanding is and how widespread the inability to transfer insights between domains is as well.
Obviously I wouldn’t be so crass as to name names but the overall pattern is impressive.
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Friday ~ December 23rd, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Jake Seliger
One thing blogs do is connect thoughtful people to each other. The real world is full of noise, and it’s often hard to tell if someone knows something on first meeting. If you find a strong blogger, however, you can evaluate them quickly by reading a bunch of their posts, and good bloggers tend to link to other good / thoughtful bloggers.
Friday ~ December 23rd, 2011 at 9:47 pm
q
people with analytic ability sometimes keep to themselves because they can’t keep company with the bullshitters who seemingly run the world.
Saturday ~ December 24th, 2011 at 3:57 am
Andreas Moser
People who have something worthwhile to say don’t have time to write blogs.
I, on the other hand, don’t have time for my blog because I prefer to go on long walks or read long novels.
Tuesday ~ December 27th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Michael Bishop
You imply Karl doesn’t have anything worthwhile to say. I’d like you to substantiate that accusation.
Thursday ~ December 29th, 2011 at 10:46 am
Barry
I think that Andreas left off the sarcasm tags.
Saturday ~ December 24th, 2011 at 7:13 am
Mr.Violet
Well, sometimes I think that even if we’re developing tons of analytical supply, we still are unable to satisfy the demand for recomposing…
anyway I also think that the circulation of ideas in the blogosphere (I guess you include also some ways of using social networks) can change some dynamics, I do not know if this change is an improvement or not, it’s like the industrial revolution… we’ve still problems in fully understand all it’s implications IMO…
Tuesday ~ December 27th, 2011 at 10:11 am
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Tuesday ~ December 27th, 2011 at 11:50 am
bdbd
So the blogosphere gives us Christmas all year long: “Chestnuts, roasting on an open fire…..”
Thursday ~ December 29th, 2011 at 11:24 am
Barry
This is extremely good. Thanks for pointing this out.
Tuesday ~ January 3rd, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Md Rajib Hossain
This is a really good read for me. Must admit that you are one of the coolest I ever saw. Thanks for posting this informative article.
Tuesday ~ March 6th, 2012 at 11:50 am
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