Blogging

When I wrote my first post I started talking about this and stopped myself. But I was just browsing a couple friends blogs and the topic slapped me in the face, so I figured "what the hell...".

I was randomly perusing through blogs when I saw this:

Here's the deal about my blogs...they're gonna be 100% honest. And not like I wasn't honest in my facebook notes, but I just didn't always tell the full story, or all of my feelings. If you're afraid of hearing the truth, and seeing my life as real as it gets, then I guess don't read these.
But the way I deal with things is by writing them out...so I need a place where I can do that.

And it got me thinking...Why is it that the word "blog" allows people to dispel all inhibitions and just let it all pour out. I can't think of another medium where it is considered as sociably acceptable to spill your guts as it is on blog spot. Not that I think it's a bad thing.

So many people go through life not saying the things they want to or at least not to the people they want to. Granted, this is necessary to maintain a functioning position in society (can't tell your boss to play in traffic), but our brains eventually need to be purged of all the random crap we think of (what if I could make my key chain talk to me...what would it say?).

Journals are the perfect outlet for RATs (Random-Ass-Thoughts), right? Private (theoretically). Tangible. Can unload whatever RATs you need to, be they life-changing important or latest-addition-to-my-trash-can important, put it away and come back later to relive it all. I guess the private aspect is the most important, b/c then you don't have to worry about what people think. So why keep an journal that everyone can see? Doesn't that eliminate the purpose?

Unless we secretly wish that people are reading our journals. That they're privy to our deepest thoughts without us having to go through the hassle of telling them our deepest thoughts. Is the blogging phenomenon a sign of everyone's wish to be heard, even if only by a random stranger?

Just some jumbled thoughts. There may be a more articulate, organized post about this in the future.