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February 03, 2005
Blogs, privacy, and selfishness
David Hochman recently wrote an article for the New York Times called Mommy (and Me). At first, I thought it was a light piece about blogging parents describe how blogging can help stem the feelings of isolation that I remember experiencing as a new mother more than twenty years ago. But about 2/3 of the way through, the article turned dark.
And this being an age in which publicizing the private has never been more rewarded, a fair number of parents are hoping their blogs will attract the attention of book publishers.
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And of course the more parents blog, the less likely they are to get the attention and validation they seem to crave.
Hochman's conclusion seems to be that blogging parents are selfish individuals seeking attention and validation and a generous book deal. I think there are many reasons that people blog and there are many different senses of propriety. And I think calling someone selfish is oh, so boring and juvenile. Read getupgrrl's excellent post about Selfishness: A Brief Analysis of a Puzzling Pattern.
Posted by Kerry at February 3, 2005 08:24 PM