My Thoughts on How Blogging has Changed- 017

It’s hard not to notice that some of my blog entries feel more like an essay and yet others like narrative. This implies that many pieces like these could very well be turned into longer content form but why? If all I’m feeling is a blog entry? and not a research-driven essay, article or full blown narrative.

When I think of a blog or journal entry, I still think of someone writing about their personal life and whether they had a good day or a bad day (the mini victories, the silent struggles) but what happens when so much of what’s going on with you intertwines with societal structures? You become a more thoughtful writer.

It’s possible that personal life and society have too much overlap to expect anything different. I wrote a blog entry about how interactions at the county fair last year that ended with a take away about how the idea of communities are challenged by chance encounters, for example. Consequently I’m finding more writers with a similar vibe.

My style compares to someone like AnneHero (another Neocities member) whose blog #012 titled “Psychic Armor for the Modern Girl” offers a guide on how to become more curious. She continues “since we were put in front of these rectangles, we should figure out something better than riding the phone-app-anger-carousel.” So these self-awareness journeys and critiques are becoming more common.

It’s ok if your blog entry isn’t just you documenting your day like a record. Many blogs are no longer confined to one specific format like they were early on. People have become more flexible about how their blogs behave in cyberspace; whether it’s social commentary or creative outlets.