People often come up to me in the supermarket and ask: "why don't you switch over to Facebook? Your blog is high-energy, high quality content. Why waste it on a blog that nobody reads when you could be reaching an audience of millions, if not billions? Look at Mark Zuckerberg; he's loaded, financially speaking I mean."
Well, there is such a thing as integrity. Perhaps you haven't heard of that word? Don't think it wouldn't be nice not to have to slip out of cover of darkness for fear of meeting my bank manager. I'm as venal as the next person, but there are some things I'm not prepared to compromise on. Don't think I'm not tempted, don't think it wouldn't be very easy to sell my soul to the devil (or Devil just to be on the safe side), but the answer is always a firmish "no".
As you know, I like to focus on the dark, sneering side of humanity, for which there is little place in Facebook. Full frontal disclosure: I do in fact maintain a "lurking" presence on Facebook, just to keep tabs on what's going on in Disneyland, but even this is no longer necessary as Anne, like a character in a Stephen King novel, has first vampirised and then taken over my account with possibly dire consequences for world peace.
Well, there is such a thing as integrity. Perhaps you haven't heard of that word? Don't think it wouldn't be nice not to have to slip out of cover of darkness for fear of meeting my bank manager. I'm as venal as the next person, but there are some things I'm not prepared to compromise on. Don't think I'm not tempted, don't think it wouldn't be very easy to sell my soul to the devil (or Devil just to be on the safe side), but the answer is always a firmish "no".
As you know, I like to focus on the dark, sneering side of humanity, for which there is little place in Facebook. Full frontal disclosure: I do in fact maintain a "lurking" presence on Facebook, just to keep tabs on what's going on in Disneyland, but even this is no longer necessary as Anne, like a character in a Stephen King novel, has first vampirised and then taken over my account with possibly dire consequences for world peace.
That one made me laugh a lot Papa!
ReplyDeleteYour position on this, Mr. Dunn, is much as that of Mr. Lynch. Though he has no blog. Anne and I will keep you abreast of world events, anyway - mostly notification of famous deaths as they flash across our Facebook screens.
ReplyDeleteBut the big difference between your blog - anybody's - is that this is largely a solitary exercise. Perhaps you get some satisfaction from knowing your readers are occasionally checking to see if you are still alive? Facebook, on the other hand, is for engaging with others, for enlivening the otherwise boring day.
ReplyDeletePerhaps, but how do I know who my readers are? They are all anonymous!
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