Blog TV

I have seen trailer of a new TV program which will be launched soon. It is titled “Blog TV” which essentially will be exploring the blog culture. For those who blog, who wish to know more about the blog or who read blogs, it may be worthwhile to take a peek at the program.

One of the issues mentioned during the trailer was that of blogging encourages a ‘me’ culture. Food for thought? In fact, all blogs at one point in time will definitely be a platform for the blogger to indulge in writing about oneself. It is often a matter of degree and frequency. Regardless of your style or intention, a blog, at its minimum, captures your experience. Since experiences are always unique and personal, a blog inevitably becomes a convenient medium for a blogger to talk about himself or herself. Perhaps in some people’s opnion, this encourages a very self-centred and, at its worst, a narcissistic personality where one talks only about himself or herself.

In other times, a blog can even breach on issue of authenticity of the content where the blogger can be ‘inventing facts’, especially for someone who is gifted with a creative and imaginative mind. It can also be a case where the blogger has unintentionally translated his or her fantasy to reality. Sometimes, it is easy to mistake fantasy to reality.

However, I will urge all to not take such a serious stance.

Blogging encourages a ‘me’ attitude? In a similar light, so do diaries and journals. Blogging is commonly known as the electronic form of diaries and journals. Yet, diaries and journals are often encouraged. They are supposed to improve one’s ability to express oneself and even help one release stress. I have heard that it was often a remedy employed by psychiatrist. The only difference is that blogging is open reading for all, while diaries are secrets and journals are only read by a selected group of ‘privileged’ people.

Our thinkings and feelings are often figments of our mind. The authenticity of thinkings and feelings cannot be easily verified with facts. Moreover, does anyone actually view thinkings and feelings as genuine or not? I am afraid not.

Even if some bloggers choose to create events or happenings, readers of the blog can often take things with a pinch of salt. Blogging is not meant for reporting facts. If a blogger chooses to hide behind a pseudo identity in his or her blog, we can often indulge the blogger a little. This is perhaps the blogger’s choice to escape from the harsh reality. As long as this distortion does not cause harm to anyone else or infringe upon any law, and as long as the blogger does not lose himself or herself in this imaginative world, this may be the long-lost creativity that we are trying to encourage?

Perhaps this sounds rather controversial and may incur the wrath of many bloggers, but believe me, I am neither a regulator, nor a moralist. By now, you would have realized that I have merely presented 2 sides of the coin.

I have again chosen to sit on the fence as what I have usually done in my GP essays in the past. ;-p

Afternote: Think it is either CNA or Channel 5 and one of the hosts is Flying Dutchman, don't recognise the female host though.