I've mentioned before that I enjoy reading the blogs of other individuals.
Sometimes I read a blog because the writing is so sharp, so cutting, that it challenges my lazy brain to think "higher", more intellectual thoughts. Other times I read certain blogs because the words and ideas soothe my soul like the healing balms of Gilead.
The thing I've noticed as my blog addiction has deepened, is that each blog, if the author is faithful and writes daily, (or is particularly talented/relevant/entertaining/famous) begins to build a kind of community.
Blog communities seem to begin like this.
When a blog author is particularly adept at communicating their ideas, a readership develops. Day in and day out, these various individuals (the readership) will return to read, to digest new information, and to post their comments.
In surprisingly little time, an intimacy begins to develop between the blog readers and the blog author. As this community deepens and grows, the readership naturally begins to build relationship with one another. These relationships may become so intertwined and so natural, that the cyberworld will actually cross over into the real world, as these various individuals seek to solidify their relationships face to face, in real time.
Once upon a time, cyberspace was a very vast, and cold place to be; but, like the real world, cyberspace has warmed and grown surprisingly smaller. It would appear that both cyberspace and planet earth have been successfully colonized and populated by human beings.
The question now is, how will we choose to treat one another as we share these two worlds?
I know that some of you are probably annoyed because I haven't even touched upon the title of this post, which is of course, "Mental Masturbation". Don't worry. I'll get to the masturbation part tomorrow and together we'll work ourselves into an intellectual, orgasmic frenzy!
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Isn't it a joy to find people out there who THINK and react much the same as you do to the problems of the day? It is so hard to find people you can actually relate to in the small world of human contact. Cyberspace has increased our ability to make contact across time and space that would have been impossible before. I, too, enjoy reading other blogs and empathize with their trials and tribulations, their sadness and their joy - our minds touch and we know that we are not alone.
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