In my limited experience with blogs and those who write them, I have observed that nearly any blog can be situated within one of the following categories. First, there are blogs which have something profound to say, and they say it quite eloquently. Secondly, there are blogs which have something profound to say, and they say it quite boringly. Thirdly, there are blogs which have nothing to say, and seeing as though nobody cares enough to read them, nobody has a clue whether they’re written eloquently or not. The truth is that nearly everybody strives for category number one, but ends up in category number three. (Although I should note that a small minority of people strive for category number two, and they are called scientists.)
What my observations have shown me is that there is a universal problem which plagues the blogosphere: subjective profundity. A man writes a blog, thinking that what he is writing is essential for the world to know. But what he thinks is a golden nugget of wisdom, the rest of the world finds completely uninteresting. So, the dilemma is an ever-present one: how does a blogger overcome this barrier of subjectivity? How does he make an entire readership interested in his thoughts, feelings, and idle ramblings?
My answer: He doesn’t. Nor should he try. And it is upon that foundational belief that this blog is built. I fully realize that few others (if any) care what I have to say, and I am absolutely content to let it stay that way. I will simply carry on with my task of heralding untold volumes of knowledge and wisdom, and the rest of the world can carry on in complete ignorance of the grandiose truths which shall inhabit the pages of this blog. Leave me to savor the sweetness of my own perceived profundity, and you can amuse yourself with the thought that somewhere in the world there is a man writing away furiously in ignorant bliss. In the words of Goethe, “There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” Therefore, dear friends, you may consider this particular blog exceedingly frightening.
