Friday, January 13, 2006
Blog Wars. Who Needs Them?
I love my blog. I love other people's blogs. I love a lot of things about the blogosphere. But one thing I do not like is blog wars.
Everytime I see a hint of a blog war, I avoid it. As if life doesn't have enough drama already. Today, browsing around blogs, I saw yet another blog war. Oi. This time, I thought I actually take a look.
It's about Xia Xue and Xia Lan Xue. If you know who they are, good - I don't have to explain the situation, which has been going on for quite some time now, I think. If you don't, sorry la - I don't really know the situation well enough to explain. Heh.
Anyhoo, back to topic. Just looking at these posts makes my head hurt. Seriously. I mean, they are very lengthy, with all sorts of proof or whatever, assuring readers that their accounts are true. But the thing is, one of them must be wrong, isn't it? Or, maybe there was a misunderstanding. Who knows?
The worst thing is, the problem is not only between the respective bloggers themselves, but between other bloggers who support Xia Xue or Xia Lan Xue. So the blog war goes on and on and on and on. It is a never-ending phenomena.
Of course, this is not the only example of a blog war. There are many others out there, lurking, waiting to pounce on you and poison you with their words.
One thing I must say, I admire the patience these people have. I mean, writing so much about someone/something you hate must take a lot of energy out of you. Don't they ever feel tired? I know I am.
However, don't they realize how bad an image they are creating of the Asian blogosphere? Imagine some mat salleh, or gweilo, or ang moh (or whatever you call it) stumbling in the complex world that is the Asian blogosphere... only to find blog wars, blog wars, and more BLOG WARS!! It would seem as if the Asian blogosphere is full of childish idiots who can't learn to let go.
It is times like these that I am glad I'm not a famous blogger. I mean, sure, being famous has a lot of benefits... but there's disadvantages too. Loss of privacy, for example. I treasure my privacy way too much. If I had to choose between my current life and Xia Xue's life, I'd pick my boring, dull life. Like I said earlier, life is full of drama already, and I'm not keen on creating more for myself.
I don't have the energy, nor do I want to summon the energy, for time- and energy-consuming things like blog wars. My blog is about me, my likes, my dislikes, my feelings, and such. To spend time on others, especially people I don't know... I just can't be bothered.
And so, the blog wars will continue on and on... while people like me, who can't be bothered, go on with their lives.
Everytime I see a hint of a blog war, I avoid it. As if life doesn't have enough drama already. Today, browsing around blogs, I saw yet another blog war. Oi. This time, I thought I actually take a look.
It's about Xia Xue and Xia Lan Xue. If you know who they are, good - I don't have to explain the situation, which has been going on for quite some time now, I think. If you don't, sorry la - I don't really know the situation well enough to explain. Heh.
Anyhoo, back to topic. Just looking at these posts makes my head hurt. Seriously. I mean, they are very lengthy, with all sorts of proof or whatever, assuring readers that their accounts are true. But the thing is, one of them must be wrong, isn't it? Or, maybe there was a misunderstanding. Who knows?
The worst thing is, the problem is not only between the respective bloggers themselves, but between other bloggers who support Xia Xue or Xia Lan Xue. So the blog war goes on and on and on and on. It is a never-ending phenomena.
Of course, this is not the only example of a blog war. There are many others out there, lurking, waiting to pounce on you and poison you with their words.
One thing I must say, I admire the patience these people have. I mean, writing so much about someone/something you hate must take a lot of energy out of you. Don't they ever feel tired? I know I am.
However, don't they realize how bad an image they are creating of the Asian blogosphere? Imagine some mat salleh, or gweilo, or ang moh (or whatever you call it) stumbling in the complex world that is the Asian blogosphere... only to find blog wars, blog wars, and more BLOG WARS!! It would seem as if the Asian blogosphere is full of childish idiots who can't learn to let go.
It is times like these that I am glad I'm not a famous blogger. I mean, sure, being famous has a lot of benefits... but there's disadvantages too. Loss of privacy, for example. I treasure my privacy way too much. If I had to choose between my current life and Xia Xue's life, I'd pick my boring, dull life. Like I said earlier, life is full of drama already, and I'm not keen on creating more for myself.
I don't have the energy, nor do I want to summon the energy, for time- and energy-consuming things like blog wars. My blog is about me, my likes, my dislikes, my feelings, and such. To spend time on others, especially people I don't know... I just can't be bothered.
And so, the blog wars will continue on and on... while people like me, who can't be bothered, go on with their lives.
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