I try to blog responsibly. It's something that has taken a while to develop, along with my own writing style, but I think that it's for the best. By blogging responsibly, I mean this: I do not blog every last little thing that happens to me, I do not write about every random thought that crosses my mind, I do not fill my blog to the brim with silly little quizzes, I do not linkwhore simply for the sake of linking. I may still blog silly and stupid things every now & then or I may blog about things that others might consider inconsequential (and I might consider it that as well), but I try to make sure I'm writing because I have something to say and I still actively stop myself from blogging simply for the sake of blogging. I'd rather go for days without posting than post something that's simply there because I felt pressure to post anything.

The Internet is quickly becoming the Vast Wasteland of the 21st Century. Never mind the fact that Bruce Springsteen's song is outdated and we now have hundreds of channels instead of just 57, but there's still nothing on. And I fear the same thing is happening to the Net. I've stopped reading all but a small handful of blogs, not just because my time is short, but also because I've gotten tired of reading the same stuff and not much out there interests me anymore. There's too many people out there blogging for the sake of blogging, and it's filling the Net with useless blather, which in turn creates a bad perception for people who might stumble across all these blogs and think that the Internet consists only of quizzes, links to other sites and memes.

I'm not saying that everyone's each and every post needs to be Earth-shattering or talk about topics key to the functioning of the Universe. Hell, I blogged today about a stupid show on MTV. But at least I had an opinion on something. That's one of the main reasons why I killed Blogger Insider -- because too many of the people signing up had blogs that only consisted of quizzes and other meme-type activities. They couldn't come up with any original content or thoughts so they had to go out and find other people to ask them questions or take these stupid "Which Teletubby Am I?" tests in order to fill webspace. They couldn't react to anything other than to recount all their activities for the day, but honestly, we all go to school or work and go grocery shopping and do laundry, so why would I go to someone else's blog and read about it when I can experience it myself? (Which is how I feel about reality TV shows -- why would I watch it on TV when I can live it myself? But that's another topic for another time.)

It's not that I'm trying to cop a holier-than-thou attitude and say that I'm a model blogger and people need to follow my example, because I'm sure that I'm not a perfect blogger. But I am trying on my own part to save the Internet from becoming filled with all this crap to the point where there's nothing of consequence to read on it, like the many channels of TV that I get. Just because I can blog doesn't mean that I should blog all the time.

It's not that hard to think of something to say. Express yourself. That's what this is all here for. Find something that piques your interest -- or even your distaste -- and react to it. Process life. Let the thoughts flow from your brain to your fingers.

I blog responsibly. It's unfortunate that I feel that, in order to get people's attention on this issue, I ought to make up a button saying that for people to post on their blogs, but that would probably be misused as well. But my brain hungers for some good content. Feed me.