I have enjoyed this stimulating conversation but I'm running out of air.
I have to go out to the air pile and bring some more in.
“I have enjoyed this stimulating conversation but I’m running out of air.
I have to go out to the air pile and bring some more in.”
I don’t care who ya’are that funny right there. That gave me my laugh of the day.
Anyway, I have no problem with blogs if they are the original writer. If you don’t like them, there’s always the option of asking politely as Johnny did. But I see no moral high ground in refusing to click on the link and see for yourself if you actually want the information. I don’t have that impediment, so I can’t help you to overcome it, other than to say, you’re probably missing out on about 99% (my estimate) of all news in this day and age which is written on a blog.
I don’t care for the opinion of a “journalist” over that of many who are experts in their field but who aren’t going to write an op-ed to the major news corporation of your choice. We have to sift through garbage on any thread, but if you exclude information merely because it comes from someone’s blog, it’s your loss. And that’s exactly the mentality I think was referred to when someone said “afraid of clicking on the link/[won’t survive].” There’s nothing morally superior to limiting you information to that of a mega corporation, but that’s your choice, and I respect it.
P.S. Many people don’t post full articles because they don’t know what can and cannot be posted. I have a hard time finding the list sometimes, too, and It takes all of a half second to click the link and two more to be redirected if you’re actually interested.
A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I1DS5M5bUw
This is the radio script. It is a good short story, but very depressing.