Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 17, 2019 18:28:27 GMT -8
I admit I’m not always the best listener. But in my own defense, much of this is because there’s not a heck of a lot on the web worth listening to.
You know my trials and tribulations at the now defunct StubbornThings. I don’t set myself up as the ideal for facilitating internet interaction. But I’m better than most. And I do at least try to fight for a high standard than just vomiting out whatever is on your mind.
One thing I have long noted (we’re always about 2 years ahead of the crowd) is outlined brilliantly by Kalev Leetaru in his article, Is The Web Becoming About Talking Rather Than Listening?:
Read the entire article. It’s fairly brief. Also note that it’s about as long as it has to be in order to make it’s point — another lost art.
I regularly scan the headlines of American Thinker and nearly every article falls under the umbrella of the young child with the new tape recorder. That’s what StubbornThings had become — or revealed about the medium. I had always wondered why most of the authors never stuck around to engage readers in the comments section. Now I can be sure why.
I do advocate expressing yourself. But I have long advocated that for every word you put out there had better be at least three going in (via reading, etc.). That’s the only way to have something to say.
My hat is off to this author. He has nailed it. Mr. Kung mentioned the very same thing to me only yesterday.
You know my trials and tribulations at the now defunct StubbornThings. I don’t set myself up as the ideal for facilitating internet interaction. But I’m better than most. And I do at least try to fight for a high standard than just vomiting out whatever is on your mind.
One thing I have long noted (we’re always about 2 years ahead of the crowd) is outlined brilliantly by Kalev Leetaru in his article, Is The Web Becoming About Talking Rather Than Listening?:
We no longer see the Web as a vast global library we visit to read the enlightened wisdom of experts. It is no longer a place we go to sit quietly and listen to others or engage in respectful and informed debate with experts. Instead, we see it as a broadcast booth through which to force our own thoughts upon the world, no matter how uninformed they may be. The digital world is no longer about expanding our own horizons by learning from others with different experiences and expertise and engaging in two-way debate and thoughtful dialog. It is merely a place for us to speak to the world and leave without listening . . .
Much as a young child handed a tape recorder becomes enamored of the ability to record and share their own voice, so too did a public hungry for fame take to the idea of being able to share their uninhibited thoughts with the planet.
For their part, social platforms encouraged their users to share first and ask questions later in order to maximize the amount of monetizable and mineable content flowing through their servers. Once unthinkably mundane tasks like eating breakfast were presented and endlessly promoted as experiences shareable with the world.
Much as a young child handed a tape recorder becomes enamored of the ability to record and share their own voice, so too did a public hungry for fame take to the idea of being able to share their uninhibited thoughts with the planet.
For their part, social platforms encouraged their users to share first and ask questions later in order to maximize the amount of monetizable and mineable content flowing through their servers. Once unthinkably mundane tasks like eating breakfast were presented and endlessly promoted as experiences shareable with the world.
Read the entire article. It’s fairly brief. Also note that it’s about as long as it has to be in order to make it’s point — another lost art.
I regularly scan the headlines of American Thinker and nearly every article falls under the umbrella of the young child with the new tape recorder. That’s what StubbornThings had become — or revealed about the medium. I had always wondered why most of the authors never stuck around to engage readers in the comments section. Now I can be sure why.
I do advocate expressing yourself. But I have long advocated that for every word you put out there had better be at least three going in (via reading, etc.). That’s the only way to have something to say.
My hat is off to this author. He has nailed it. Mr. Kung mentioned the very same thing to me only yesterday.
