We make a lot of jokes here, and around the blogosphere, about what “hard work” it is to blog. In truth, it is. No, really! I won’t bore you with the emotions and thoughts I have about the burdens of blogging, or not, but let me say that I can totally understand why it is these “for pay” type bloggers are dropping like flies. And frankly, I think it’s a future many will unhappily come to appreciate. This is what life is like, when the entire “economy” revoloves around poor, desperate people selling junk from somewhere else to other poor, desperate people who also need to convince someone to buy something. All so a few rich people can be richer.
We all disapprove of prostitution for a reason. Not because it’s “dirty,” but because it’s dehumanizing. When will we apply the same logic to our ’legit’ work environment?
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I don't know how you guys do it
My occasional comments to a few blogs take me a little while to put together and they’re all quick hits. I can only imagine what it takes to turn out meaningful content day after day.
I don’t get the sense you were asking for this, but thanks to everyone at Corrente for a great read whenever I check in.
Americans have shown an amazing capacity for putting up with a lot of shit. Now that they’re good and numb, it’s hard to see how that changes.
On my way out, thought I’d drop this link to a piece by Joe Bageant in The Beast.
Good example of responsibility before rights
All I can say is, “Hear! Hear!”
I do not, under any circumstances, accept paid advertising on my blog, P!. I don’t endorse candidates.
I’ve seen many so-called “progressive” blogs and sites which accept advertising from anybody, even nasty corporations and right-wing candidates.
I guess integrity and truth died at the same time.