06 June 2005
Virtual NeighboUrs
I thought I might introduce myself to my next door neighbours in the bloggosphere. I hit Blogger's "next blog" feature and landed on the Smith family of Kanzas. A happy little conservative family displays cute photos of their little ones in the kiddy swimming pool. I introduced myself as their nextdoor neighbour emphasizing the "U" in neighboUr, to proclaim my non-American herritage.
I thought that since my most recent posts were about internet pornography, that I better warn the Smith family that my site may not be suitable for young children. Upon further reflection on my peice on "Tribal Harems" with its references to nuclear families as toxic and unhealthy, I decided it would be best that my site not be viewed by married couples either. In fact the whole Smith family better stay the hell away from here.
Darn. I was only trying to be friendly.
I went back later to revisit the Smiths only to find - They had moved! My nextdoor neighbours were not my neighbours at all! That whole Next Blog thing is simply a randon blog generator. I am no closer to the Smith family than I am to Miss Angie and her pink internet porn site.
The lesson here is that your networks are based on people with similar interests, and not from age old euphamisms such as neighbour. What a funny segmented place this community is shaping up to be.
I wonder if they mind that I invaded their family photo album? Well they put it out there. They can always delete me. I guess you gotta be ready for anything in this big bad bloggosphere. I'm ready. Come on post something ya bastards!
I thought that since my most recent posts were about internet pornography, that I better warn the Smith family that my site may not be suitable for young children. Upon further reflection on my peice on "Tribal Harems" with its references to nuclear families as toxic and unhealthy, I decided it would be best that my site not be viewed by married couples either. In fact the whole Smith family better stay the hell away from here.
Darn. I was only trying to be friendly.
I went back later to revisit the Smiths only to find - They had moved! My nextdoor neighbours were not my neighbours at all! That whole Next Blog thing is simply a randon blog generator. I am no closer to the Smith family than I am to Miss Angie and her pink internet porn site.
The lesson here is that your networks are based on people with similar interests, and not from age old euphamisms such as neighbour. What a funny segmented place this community is shaping up to be.
I wonder if they mind that I invaded their family photo album? Well they put it out there. They can always delete me. I guess you gotta be ready for anything in this big bad bloggosphere. I'm ready. Come on post something ya bastards!
