tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post109019941722207968..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: Can you prove you're not dead?: News and "not-news" and sins of information-omissionJohn B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1090378988420252472004-07-20T22:03:00.000-05:002004-07-20T22:03:00.000-05:00I agree, Brenden: the solution, no matter one's po...I agree, Brenden: the solution, no matter one's political stripe, is to cast one's net pretty widely as regards listening/reading. The links I have in "New and Comment" are a mix of sources from across the political spectrum (though, sorry, I refuse to link to either Fox OR Air America); I find that, whether I agree or disagree with what these folks say, I feel that they and I can actually talk John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1090327369685735482004-07-20T07:42:00.000-05:002004-07-20T07:42:00.000-05:00Alex,
Bloggers already are having effects on event...Alex,<br />Bloggers already are having effects on events, though I personally see those effects as more of a mixed bag than you seem to. In the first place, let's be honest: not all those bloggers are blogging about politics or ideas; many (most?) of them are essentially keeping online Dear Diaries that get read by their friends. And even of those who DO write about more serious matters, true, John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1090325069629321122004-07-20T07:04:00.000-05:002004-07-20T07:04:00.000-05:00There is one other thing that is quite new and I s...There is one other thing that is quite new and I suspect will have a more profound effect as soon as the masses discover it. In fact, I read somewhere we are up to 10 million of them and counting. The answer is Blogging. Where else can you print for free, have world wide coverage, say / discuss anything under the sun and meet someone interesting without eyeballing them?? The eyeballing them Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410952959167989384noreply@blogger.com