Correspondence

Your Culture11 note is a mixture of schadenfreude and sour grapes. Jealous you weren't a part of the site?

I realize none of you know me personally. Well, some of you do, but that's not important right now. What is important is that I assure you that I had no desire to be a part of Culture11 or any other culture/opinion site. If you knew me I think it would be hard to think otherwise. I like having my little, absurdly-serious blog and any site like Culture11 would require a bit too much of a compromise toward the seriousness side of the continuum. Not to mention the all too probable requirement that I couldn't fucking swear.

Another important point is that I also realize I am just another asshole with a blog. I'm totally comfortable with that. Perhaps my personal take on what to post is interesting to other people, but I have no authority, desire influence people, or to be famous or important. I post what I find interesting or funny.

I don't really hope to change anybody's mind. Just make somebody think about it differently. All too often the political parties have their rationale, but it doesn't quite fit. I try to examine the topic differently if I can. I'm not clever enough to offer unique analysis all of the time, but I endeavor to offer a fresh perspective on things or interesting rationale for a political position once and a while. But I'm happy with my little blog.

Blogging is like blackjack to me. I enjoy blackjack a great deal. It's fun to go to Vegas for a weekend and play. On the other hand, I would hate blackjack if I had to play it to make a living.

Now, if somebody told me they would pay me 100 grand to blog on this site full-time and I would have full editorial control and never be bothered about anything except having to post once a day or find a sub, then would I take it? Hellzyeah, and that's every other blogger's wet dream too. But a zombie apocalypse is far more likely to occur.

To get back to your email. There's no schadenfreude because I do hope they all find new employment. Also, I truly hope that this failure knocks them of their hip horse not because I was envious, but because it was detrimental to what they were trying to accomplish.

Update: Maybe I will be getting that 100 grand soon.