Blogging; The Way to Freedom of Expression, Maybe!?

In between all the writiage displayed on the numerous Blog sites around the internet, there is very little of value for one to sink one’s teeth into. I understand that blogging and or Citizen Reporting is all about giving voice to the masses, making them feel involved, wanted and empowered.

There is an advert on the goggle box that advertises an easy-too-use goo, that supposedly simplifies one’s cooking, while the well-coiffured housewife prattles on how blogging has brought meaning to her veiled-downtrodden life.

The subject of blogging was thrown into disarray a while back by a certain article written by a well known media personality, which led to many how-dare-you blogs and the birth of a Blog site in reverence to said well known Media personality.

Many a sci-fi writer has elucidated the future as a place filled with most citizens running around trying to film or record life-as-it-happens, all putting their slant on happening, in the hope that the media moguls will buy the information from them.

What is worrying about this behaviourship is the tendency by the majority to judge life through the pretext of civilisation; a concept that was only introduced by a French philosopher during the 18th century. This pretext uses the assumption that having the capabilities of reason, animalistic instincts should be trashed for the sake of presupposed higher ethics and morals. The Human Rights Charter is predominantly based on the philosophy of civilised living.

Now while civilised living might be a praiseworthy aspiration (a derivative of having an emotional brain,) it is in no way a true representation of what human beings are all about. Self interest is the way of human and as such, having the freedom to express at will, other forms of wanton and self-aggrandizement will rise to the top.

“Its as if the human animal does not know what to do with it’s perception of freedom that it relegates itself to commonplace arguments for the sake of affirmation, reason and entitlements.” – Bite Size Expressions

Which brings me back to blogging. A veritable art form that uses the human capacity for self-interest to propagate itself. For now, it seems to be working, yet, I cannot but wonder if its not all a case of … the more things change, the more they stay the same!?

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