Why Blog?
In response to Lloyds post about WHY
Apparently later (according to Loïc’s daily summary)
she was asking why we do this stuff - what’s in it for us. Good
question. Don’t know the answer, but don’t think I’m not thinking about
it.
…. here is an answer suggested by William Heath (newly unemployed and with time on his hands).
My friend Stefan reminds me of the Polish Marxist philosopher Leszek
Kolakowski’s General Theory of non-GardeningThe General Theory of Not-Gardening
A Major Contribution to Social Anthropology, Ontology, Moral Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Political Theory and Many Other Fields of Scientific Investigation
Those who hate gardening need a theory. Not to garden without a theory is a shallow, unworthy way of life.
A theory must be convincing and scientific. Yet to various people, various theories are convincing and scientific. Therefore we need a number of theories.
The alternative to not-gardening without a theory is to garden. However, it is much easier to have a theory than actually to garden.
And I have a reply
I think the same can apply to blogging…..
The General Theory of Not-bloggingA Major Contribution to Social Anthropology, Ontology, Moral Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Political Theory and Many Other Fields of Scientific Investigation
Those who hate blogging need a theory. Not to blog without a theory is a shallow, unworthy way of life.
A theory must be convincing and scientific. Yet to various people, various theories are convincing and scientific. Therefore we need a number of theories.
The alternative to not- blogging without a theory is to blog. However, it is much easier to have a theory than actually to blog.
So there, narrrh!