Why Blog?
The short answer is that I blog to explain the world to myself.
Having other people read my thoughts, comment on them, find them interesting and/or entertaining, discuss them with me, point out new implications that I hadn’t thought of on my own, present contrasting views, and correct my errors, are all possible, and quite welcome, benefits (possible because it isn’t really happening yet - and it may never happen) - but they aren’t the raison d’etre for the blog.
However, for the (very) long answer … (more…)