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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: LindyBill who wrote (54025)7/13/2004 3:58:27 AM
From: Dayuhan   of 793712
 
I don't care for the stream-of-consciousness style that the blog format encourages. I suppose it might work if you stuck with one blog for some time, something I've never been able to do. I always feel like I'm reading half-finished casual thoughts. If I read the published work of someone like Drezner, for example, I get a finished product. He has chosen a subject, thought about it extensively, done his homework, and spent a fair bit of time ensuring that this is really what he wants to say about that topic. There's a completeness and a symmetry to the published work that is lacking in the blog writing.

I also find that the complete control that the individual blogger has over blog content often results in the ego taking control, especially if the blogger develops an audience. An extreme example would be the public wankery of someone like den Beste.

I think the discussion format, at its best, produces a higher level of thinking.
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