Ever heard of the term laggard? That’s me. Everett Rogers, this guy we studied about in communication class, said that people adapt to innovations at different times. So you have something like, say orkut. The moment it comes out you have a lot of people taking to it like ducks to water. Some people wait around for others to test the waters before they jump right in. Others, like me, think about it a lot and when they finally jump in, they realise that it’s so overrated that nobody’s around to give you even a small applause for your feat. With regard to blogging, that’s me right there; standing around looking so smug and happy but I realise that most people don’t care. Its no big deal, it’s been around for so long that, well, it’s overrated.
The other day, I sat around thinking as to why I took so long to start this. Well, the first and the most obvious answer that came to me was that I am lazy. The second reason that pops into my head as I write this is that when I said I was lazy in my head, I said it with a lot of force. And, well, I was at a loss to know how to let you know that I said with an emphasis. Could I probably use capital letters? I always thought that on the internet, using caps stood for shouting. Lets just say that I was never much of an internet person.
The third reason, and it’s no different for me than others, is that I found most blogs to be quite narcissistic. I am writing my thoughts here like only I exist. Now, you could ask what’s wrong with a bit of narcissism. Maybe you would choose to use the word insight instead. But the problem with narcissism is that I write all of this and direct it to you, the unknown, faceless reader, but what makes me think that you exist? A lot of people might stop blogging when they realise that not many people are following them. I just don’t want such an end. But yes, you are right, this entire third reason could have been summarised by the word cowardice. Yeah yeah, I lose. I guess you can’t always lie to yourself!
So, anyway, with the clichéd proverb, ‘Better late than never’ running through my head, I decide to plunge in! The water’s quite crowded and no one is looking at me but ah, what the hell? Maybe someone, someday, somewhere will.
The other day, I sat around thinking as to why I took so long to start this. Well, the first and the most obvious answer that came to me was that I am lazy. The second reason that pops into my head as I write this is that when I said I was lazy in my head, I said it with a lot of force. And, well, I was at a loss to know how to let you know that I said with an emphasis. Could I probably use capital letters? I always thought that on the internet, using caps stood for shouting. Lets just say that I was never much of an internet person.
The third reason, and it’s no different for me than others, is that I found most blogs to be quite narcissistic. I am writing my thoughts here like only I exist. Now, you could ask what’s wrong with a bit of narcissism. Maybe you would choose to use the word insight instead. But the problem with narcissism is that I write all of this and direct it to you, the unknown, faceless reader, but what makes me think that you exist? A lot of people might stop blogging when they realise that not many people are following them. I just don’t want such an end. But yes, you are right, this entire third reason could have been summarised by the word cowardice. Yeah yeah, I lose. I guess you can’t always lie to yourself!
So, anyway, with the clichéd proverb, ‘Better late than never’ running through my head, I decide to plunge in! The water’s quite crowded and no one is looking at me but ah, what the hell? Maybe someone, someday, somewhere will.
