Is blogging entering the phase of aggressive driving? Although it's not difficult to trace a person's identity on a blog, does the removal of yet another personal level lead bloggers to be careless? I'm not faulting particular bloggers in general. But I'm reminded of when e-mail became widely used. I had an English teacher who was notorious for firing out e-mails too quickly without cooling it a bit. A lot of people have difficulty confronting someone face-to-face, it's a bit easier on the phone, a lot easier on instant messenger and e-mail, and now there's web logs. If you have a grudge against someone at work, isn't it just too easy to write a post and then not worry about it? There are cautionary tales however, for example bloggers who were fired from work. And then there are times blogging takes the form of personal revenge.
It reminds me of aggressive driving. The anonymity of being in a car, acting out the day's frustrations, cutting off people, driving too fast, and recklessly. So rules for blogging? I found this helpful.
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