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   POD {Ò¿Ó} wrote:   
   > I   
   > care even less about blogs that are just about that person.   
      
   (I think this is the crux of the paragraph)   
      
   It just comes down to personal opinion, as these are friends (either real or   
   Internet) and I am interested in them. In real life we interact with people   
   and hear about their lives, whether you find it banal or super interesting.   
   Blogs are just another way of conveying this, so not actually that different   
   at all.   
      
   > It's people call out from all over the world, saying "Be my friend,   
   > lets do the stuff real friends do, but in a disconnected virtual way"   
   > But call me old fashioned, but if I want a friend to tell me how crap   
   > their job is, I don't need a woman in Texas, I have friends here,   
   > that I can have a dynamic, interactive conversation with, and I can   
   > speak back to them.   
      
   But that's closed minded in another sense - aren't you interested in people   
   around the world and how they perceive things? Along with Brits, and the   
   ubiquotous Yanks, I have blog friends from various other countries.   
      
   > It's like someone who is just ego centric..."I   
   > want to tell you about my life, but I don't want to hear about yours"   
      
   I'm not sure any blogs are like that. They're all about sharing with others,   
   and equally being interested in others. You think a blogger doesn't read   
   what others are writing, and doesn't interact with them? The blogging world   
   isn't like that.   
      
   > I see a world devoid of real social skills, as people just have   
   > relationship on the internet.   
      
   Again this is based on the view that you can only have an Internet life or   
   real life. I have both, and get the best of both worlds.   
      
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