tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post4382978656429993279..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Monday Forum - a weariness in the bloggosphere?Jim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-37315418348755085942013-12-02T18:45:17.523+11:002013-12-02T18:45:17.523+11:00That's very nicely put, kvd. I at least promis...That's very nicely put, kvd. I at least promise to do better!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-18337734247662805662013-12-02T17:55:04.599+11:002013-12-02T17:55:04.599+11:00One of life's pleasures is watching the King P...One of life's pleasures is watching the King Parrots feeding at several feeding stations I provide around my block. Leaving aside for the moment the <br />ethics of providing food for wild birds, I must say I do notice their abscence coincides quite remarkably with empty feeding stations.<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-76575948643337040612013-11-20T18:33:57.486+11:002013-11-20T18:33:57.486+11:00Help my India is one of the best political forum w...Help my India is one of the best political forum website which is contribute young indian they post <br />your view on developing india like<a href="http://www.helpmyindia.com" rel="nofollow">political</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497848010575434599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-3894513405630657522013-11-20T05:25:45.016+11:002013-11-20T05:25:45.016+11:00That's interesting, Ramana. Facebook has what ...That's interesting, Ramana. Facebook has what Evan called immediacy, but its actually not a substitute to blogging unless one's blogging focus is on immediate response and interaction among a much smaller group. <br /><br />Not everyone is on FB. kvd is an example of this.<br /><br />You may be right about the equal number tiring and entering. That's not clear to me, however. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-60837630844169452352013-11-20T01:18:29.606+11:002013-11-20T01:18:29.606+11:00Yes and no. There are still some bloggers who are...Yes and no. There are still some bloggers who are going strong and about an equal number tiring and dropping out. FB is a simpler substitute!Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-16687929862921613462013-11-19T18:02:06.311+11:002013-11-19T18:02:06.311+11:00Good afternoon, both. You raise an interesting poi...Good afternoon, both. You raise an interesting point that I hadn't thought of. The loss does seem to be greatest on the 'progressive" side. I put progressive in inverted commas because i count myself as progressive, but not in the code way that word is sometimes used. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-22365819571697530472013-11-19T10:26:39.254+11:002013-11-19T10:26:39.254+11:00I do think that Twitter and Facebook robbed the bl...I do think that Twitter and Facebook robbed the blogosphere of immediacy. The problem is that your stuff on those (and other platforms) is owned by someone else). There are less updates, heads-up and link kinds of posts now.<br /><br />And with the current lot of elected thugs basically going to ground there is little for the political bloggers to talk about. Those of us who would like to see Australia become a more equitable, generous, sustainable and beautiful place probably feel like we don't have much to do for the next almost three years. Perhaps interest will pick up when the Senate changes.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-285166440340214722013-11-19T10:23:03.867+11:002013-11-19T10:23:03.867+11:00I do sense this but I think it is merely part of a...I do sense this but I think it is merely part of a broader weariness in the progressive sphere - those of us with new ideas of any description talk and talk and educate and inform but there is NO result because our politicians are so profoundly corrupt, so bent on taking this country backwards that the ideas just wither on the vine.Scott Hastingsnoreply@blogger.com