Re: Blogging

I just don't know about the digital publishing revolution. As much as I am clearly for ubiquitous unfettered access to mass platforms of expression... how much of it is meaningful expression? It seems as though the blogosphere is a large echo-chamber, with some interesting output, but largely masterbatory. Even this topic [the one you are reading about currently] has been beaten to death, no doubt. Of course, the justification lies in the distribution curve of presented content—as there will innevitably be a minimally interesting majority, a diminishing tail, and a few interesting bright points. Funny how the curve is reversed in terms of user attributable content value.

The concept of the 'Alienist' as a replacement to 'artist' is interesting in this context. One who not only responds to time-relevant stimulus (news, current events, etc) but in a interesting way—be it shift of view/approach, re/decontextualization, or innovative and unconventional presentation. Blogs are often merely public bookmarking libraries—with small commentary.

An abstracted correlation to popular artistic views on creativity can be drawn. Periods of clear and direct movement towards an end set the machinery in a path, to be completed by the unconsious—thus creating bursts of inspirational brilliance, to be then re-evaluated by the consciousness etc... Think about it.