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THE FUTURE OF BLOGS (OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE WONKETTE)
I left a more detailed comment over at Muddville, but here's an interesting anectdote.
I recall stumbling into the Internet in 1991 and it took a while to realize just how big this thing was. Other people who stumbled into it had the same issue. I recall lots of posts on global Usenet groups offering babysitter services or asking about the local town garbage dump or other ridiculous things. People would stumble into a science newsgroup with 50,000 readers, post some shoddy claim, and be surprised at the plethora of well constructed responses by people with amazing credentials.
I see that same thing now with blogs and the MSM. Each MSM member must go through all the phases to reach understanding and acceptance.
Comment Posted By Bruce Giese On 8.05.2005 @ 14:23
1) Surprise: Where the hell did all these people come from so suddenly and why are they all over my case about what I wrote?
2) Denial: These people just don't understand real journalism. This is how we do things.
3) Anger: They took down Dan Rather, John Kerry, etc. and they won't get away with this. I'll go right to their websites and complain!
4) Understanding: [The light bulb goes on, they see the big picture]
5) Acceptance.
