Eshin Direct

Had a spare moment to read some of the other blogs Eyal’s listed on his blog. Well, following link after link after link, it seems there’s a bit of storm that’s been brewing in the HK blogger community. One poor girl seems to be the recipient of this malevolent attention as a result of her comments. Well, I find it strange that in the big world wide web that people have nothing better to do, especially when it comes to someone’s own site and their own thoughts.

I guess I shouldn’t. I’ve seen the flame wars on the various gaming forums that I’m on. Virtual communities take on lives of their own it seems, with people forming groups and affiliations that in some cases get down right hostile. But a blog is a personal statement in the world. It offers your 2 cents and if anyone’s interested, they can read your rantings. If they’re not, then you really don’t have a business in being there or telling people what they should think.

Of course, when you make a statement out in the world, you’ve got to have the smarts to know that you’ll be open for criticism for what you believe. If you can’t handle that, then why post your thoughts up in the first place?

I make it quite clear that I’ll have my say and if you don’t like it, tough. Besides, reading some of the other blogs out there, my eloquence isn’t likely to hold an audience for long nor are the inane ramblings of my life.

Anyway, Eyal decided to go for the HK blog meet up and wondered if I wanted to come along. I wasn’t feeling sociable nor did I have the time as I’m working on the Harbour website and also sorting out my Singapore job. It’s a strange concept these virtual networks that spill out into the real world, but bound to happen sooner or later.

Tags: Surfer Rants