Hello everyone... Writing this for a grade, but also just because blogging can be fun. It can get fairly emo if taken too far, but the ability to write down your thoughts and share them with others and get feedback on it is pretty cool. It is like the idea of a journal yet without all the secrecy of it. Though I guess if that limits the writing you could always hide behind a fake profile.. but your thoughts would still be your own unless you just totally go out of your way to write something completely unlike you.. and then at that point what is the point at all, you should just be capitalizing on your creativity and making money off your fiction. Unless it sucks and well then you are just screwed.
Well. That is all for now. In the future I will be responding to various news articles, facebook posts, and any random thing that crosses my mind.
I guess I don’t understand the value of ranting. HelpGuide.org claims that “taking out your stress on others (lashing out, angry outbursts)” is an unhealthy way of coping with stress. Their stress management strategy #4 is to “accept the things you can’t change… Free yourself from negative energy by forgiving and moving on.” http://helpguide.org/mental/stress_management_relief_coping.htm
ReplyDeleteNothing says ranting has to involve lashing out, or angry outbursts. It can just mean talking extravagantly. Which is how I mean it. It isn't to relieve stress. It is to talk about things going on in one's life. If that does relieve stress it is not necessarily the primary goal. Which is just to talk about things and think about them and by nature of it being open to comments.. allows others to share their opinions.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I am not a big fan of exposing ones inner thoughts to strangers on the internet. This could be a disaster to you career or personal endeavors. There have been several high profile cases involving public figures lately that have proved embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteWell, I am neither a public figure nor do I have any wish to be one. And if down the road.. that changes.. well, I can deal with embarrassment.
ReplyDeleteI feel that being so hung up on what 'might' happen... to the point where you are afraid to take a stance or state an opinion (which can definitely change over time)... is silly to the point of ridiculousness. If something I did or said when I was younger comes back to haunt me.. so be it. I will deal with it when it happens.
The internet just makes things more accessible. It doesn't change the fact that if someone really wants to dig up dirt on you, there are plenty of other ways.
The blog I created is actually the brain child of my cousin and it uses a similar premise as this one. I'm using it for the purpose of this course and my involvement will be more technical. However, I think maybe there's too much emphasis is being put on the word "rant." I can't speak for this blog but the blog I'm creating for my cousin is more so for the person that wants to express their feelings/opinions. It's not about lashing out, pointing fingers or ridiculing another person or situation. It's more about freeing oneself. Often times people don't have someone to turn to or someone they can discuss the smallest issue with. I was always taught not to hold things inside and let them fester. Get them out and then move on. Anyways, that's my 2 cents.
ReplyDeleteThe idea for your blog is pretty interesting, I haven't read the other posts yet, but I'm curious to see what you talk about and they way you go about "ranting". It seems like there's some mixed opinions on what it means to rant, but in my opinion I think is a way of sharing thoughts and sometimes ideas.
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