Blogger vs. Vlogger
I will admit that my favorite part about Blogging is reading, but I feel like I should contribute to this community so I do write occasionally. I like to find strangers blogs and rape them of their privacy. I enjoy blogs that tell stories of their day-to-day life, but more so I like blogs that attempt (and sometime achieve) philosophical ideas. Living in Utah I get enough Theological advice and ideals that this subject rarely entertains me.
I like the philosophical attempts because I believe that this is a clearer window into a person’s essence (or Other for those who have read Lacan). When some one claims that they have achieved some sort of enlightenment from a ketchup dispenser I get really excited. I feel like I am plugged into their brain and downloading precious virgin ideas.
But this excitement is fading. I have found another addiction, Vlogging. I have a hard time accepting the level voyeurism allowed and encouraged online. I no longer have to download ideas because people are letting my just walk right into their living rooms (so to speak, I would never actually just walk into some ones living room, seriously).
-This also brings up a potentially heated argument for me, reading a book is not better for someone that watching a movie. Movies are great because they utilize multiple mediums and books are great because they can potentially allow one imagination to really fly, but I will never say one is better than the other.
-This voyeurism has some heavy lines. As everyone has seen, or heard about, on Dateline, the child molesters obviously have a hard time obeying the rules of online voyeurism (and these people receive no sympathy from me).
I just watched a man argue with a mannequin, a woman communicate with her imaginary monkey/baby, a fire from start to finish, and a poor kid attempt to saddle a horse. I am in love with this unique world, the energetic and pointless. My responsibility to this community is slim, but I would like to contribute and someday will but I assure you it will be more on the pointless side of Vlogging.
I like the philosophical attempts because I believe that this is a clearer window into a person’s essence (or Other for those who have read Lacan). When some one claims that they have achieved some sort of enlightenment from a ketchup dispenser I get really excited. I feel like I am plugged into their brain and downloading precious virgin ideas.
But this excitement is fading. I have found another addiction, Vlogging. I have a hard time accepting the level voyeurism allowed and encouraged online. I no longer have to download ideas because people are letting my just walk right into their living rooms (so to speak, I would never actually just walk into some ones living room, seriously).
-This also brings up a potentially heated argument for me, reading a book is not better for someone that watching a movie. Movies are great because they utilize multiple mediums and books are great because they can potentially allow one imagination to really fly, but I will never say one is better than the other.
-This voyeurism has some heavy lines. As everyone has seen, or heard about, on Dateline, the child molesters obviously have a hard time obeying the rules of online voyeurism (and these people receive no sympathy from me).
I just watched a man argue with a mannequin, a woman communicate with her imaginary monkey/baby, a fire from start to finish, and a poor kid attempt to saddle a horse. I am in love with this unique world, the energetic and pointless. My responsibility to this community is slim, but I would like to contribute and someday will but I assure you it will be more on the pointless side of Vlogging.
posted by spitzer at 2:18 AM
2 Comments:
Hi,
Offtrack:
You might want to see this
http://www.fair.org/index.php
"I like to find strangers blogs and rape them of their privacy"
Brilliant! LOL
I do the same, although I do leave my mark where I can! Great post!
Great post and thanks for stopping by!
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