Thursday, January 14, 2016

First Class Questions

Having never understood what a blog is or the purpose of one, the question of "what are the responsibilities of bloggers?" catches me off guard. As far as I know, a blog is essentially a large public journal that is available to anyone else who would be interested. Any sense of security that comes from animosity or internet privacy is, unlike the common thought of middle school-ers, lost because of the medium, the internet, on which a blog is presented on. thus, I can only  guess that a blog is not a place for personal thoughts and emotions as would a diary, but rather, a place for the free exchange of ideas and words. A simple medium in which writers, both amateur and professional, of all backgrounds may practice their writing and share thoughts and ideas. To answer what is the responsibility then of all bloggers would be to actively post. That's it. To just post. It is entirely up to the blogger when, what, how, and why they blog. Any ideas a blogger may have are just as relevant and important to them as another blogger's so it ultimately doesn't what they post. As to why they must post, that is simple, because if bloggers don't blog, then they are not bloggers. That's not to say that some one who only blogs once may instantly consider themselves a blogger which is why I include actively. If someone were to blog on average once a week, even if not in a timely fashion, would be justified in considering themselves a blogger.

This next question, responsibilities when communicating, is an interesting one as this forces me to put the social contract of communication into words from abstract rules. The immediate response would that came to mind are to be attentive and active when communicating, however, these seem more part of the definition of communication rather than the responsibilities when communicating. At this point, I find no responsibilities at all when communicating. If one was not being attentive while communicating, it is no longer communication, just one sided dialog of some sort. Any "responsibilities" that I could come up with if removed changed what was actually happening in each scenario which is why I claimed they represented the definition of communication rather than a responsibility.

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