2005-07-07

Internet Verité

Does one, by one's mere presence as an observer on a blog, invariably change the nature of that blog?

10 Comments:

Blogger Joe said...

Probably. If you subscribe to the theory that the universe is interconnected, then everything we do impacts the fabric of reality. While one may not be aware of the presence of the observers on a concious level, I'd imagine that there mere presence, as you put it, influences everything we write.

Commenting certainly changes the nature of the blog as posts tend to contain subtle - and sometimes not so subtle - nods to frequent visitors. It's one thing to write for the sake of writing, but everything changes when you have an audience, no matter how small that may be.

Wow...now I have a headache. Please don't make me think any more.

3:25 PM, July 07, 2005  
Blogger Jeanne said...

Joe,
To that theory I do subscribe.

My audience may be small, but it is not short-winded.

6:16 PM, July 07, 2005  
Blogger Jeanne said...

Festinog,

Does this mean that when you are but dust, or have moved on to better places, that you will be first mourned, then celebrated, by small, insignificant muppets?

As for my readers, as yet I only hope they'll answer, I don't know it.

6:25 PM, July 07, 2005  
Blogger Joe said...

And thus festinog confirms for us that he is omniscient if not necessarily omnipotent or omnipresent. Not only that, but he likes jam and wets himself, which only adds to the fun.

Erm...I'll try to keep my comments brief in the future.

7:13 PM, July 07, 2005  
Blogger Jeanne said...

Oh, now now. I like long comments.

9:37 PM, July 07, 2005  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Does it change the blog? Inevitably, dear Jeannie ;) *wink* Although the direction of the change may depend on whether you are desirable company or not. And for your next question... it could be intentional or not, depending on whether you are aware of such things or merely acting on own instincts.

As for interconnectedness... I passed a place called festinog on my way from cardiff to my new home!

steve

2:55 PM, July 08, 2005  
Blogger Jeanne said...

I generally mention on a current post that I commented on an earlier one.

I glad you're out and about, and appreciating the ambience. I put a bit of myself into that one.

3:45 PM, July 08, 2005  
Blogger la fille du fromage said...

i think so. the end.

2:36 AM, July 13, 2005  
Blogger Jeanne said...

A comment in keeping with the post.

11:52 AM, July 13, 2005  
Blogger Allison said...

I'll be back to answer that as soon as I let out Shrodinger's cat.

12:30 AM, July 14, 2005  

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