Comments on: Hugh MacLeod: “Blogs aren’t dead, people are”

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By: patrick kanne

patrick kanne — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:57:53 +0000

umm… I wasn’t commenting on “vacuous nature of Huw’s subconscious” but more on how the lack of actual content in the original post pretty much proves some of the points made in the wired article. I found it quite ironic how this proved said point by trying to discredit it, essentially becomming link bait itself.

I DO agree with panthermodern on Annes reply being a tad disingenious. SHE at first connected the dots from Huw’s cartoon to the Wired article. Then the least she could do is to elaborate on why and how in stead of just posting it for the sake of posting. I put forth some options for her to react to, none of which got picked up in a way that show her (or anyone else’s) wilingess to discuss. Even you had nothing significant to add.

Posts for the sake of posting then? React for the sake of having replied? Again pretty much proves some of the points made in the wired article..

Please tell me where the wired article is wrong?

By: Ads

Ads — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:07:24 +0000

That is just great! From a (reasonably) snotty comment on the vacuous nature of Huw’s subconscious to a monologue on semantics of other people’s random thoughts as they appear in words. I really do get the moped cassiopea tartuffe thought-line (or is that a circle? How many dimensions do your thoughts have, M. Panthermodern?), but I think that you have completely missed Tiramisu from the brain sectors. i like Huw’s blog, and it does somewhat stimulate me to either a) Sniggering like a boy, or b) just ignoring him completely.

Ann is right – let’s discuss and see where we go with this one. it makes a difference from gibbering on about bloody money.

By: panthermodern

panthermodern — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:38:52 +0000

I think the “if it’s not clear what it means it’s food for thought” argument is somewhat disingenuous. If i bark “moped cassiopea tartuffe” – even if it’s a direct expression of what’s in my subconscious – it doesn’t make trying to disentangle what I *mean* is a worthwhile process. Similarly if you say “humans are a kind of mammal” and I respond “aaah – or are mammals just a kind of human?” then my statement has no intrinsic meaning beyond my facile attempt to be clever by reversing a logical proposition which cannot meaningfully be reversed given the pre-existing meaning of its terms. Playing with words does not imply meaning.

By: Anne Helmond

Anne Helmond — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:12:06 +0000

Unfortunately it is not my place to explain Hugh MacLeod’s oneliners.

This post is not an interview with Hugh MacLeod but a visual representation of the BLOG08 speakers dinner accompanied with a few quotes from the evening. It’s food for thought! And you’ve made a great start with the discussion.

By: patrick kanne

patrick kanne — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:33:14 +0000

Sooo… umm.. anything more on that then just “I draw from my subconciousness”? Motivations? Apparently you think he “said it best”.. what was actually said? He wasn’t thinking of the article you mentioned, so what is YOUR motivation to bring it up and pre-connect the dots?

In Other Words: Did you actually mean to say anything other then something anecdotial (and rather, umm, detached at best) or can we file this one too under “link bait”?

If anything this post pretty much proves several of the points made in the wired article, as does this comment ;)

Are people dead? If he meant “individuals within the bloggersphere have been substituted with payd copywriters” then he also pretty much re-ierates what’s in the wired article. If he ment “what really matters to people has been phased out the bloggersphere” then he’s probably reading the wrong blogs. If he ment “Bloggin has shifted from personal, diary-accounts to actual content filled columns” he’s probably on to something.

Bottomline: please ellabortate on that “blogs aren’t dead, people are” soundbyte?

By: Mircea Goia

Mircea Goia — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:45:15 +0000

Good luck with the conference :)! Keep us posted.