Man Behind the Curtain
November 8, 2008
When people find something they really enjoy reading, an author whose work they really admire - it's natural to want to know about that person and their life. This is especially true for blogs, as the very nature of blogging makes the style more personal, more intimate, and less edited than just about any other form of writing. Bloggers are passionate and dedicated to the topics they write about. They work hard to earn the trust of their readers; and readers want to believe they know all about their favorite bloggers.
Unfortunately, what a blogger reveals on a blog doesn't necessarily indicate who he or she is deep down. Yes, blogging is a part of the person's life, and the topics he or she writes about are obviously something they care about; but it doesn't always tell the whole story. You don't always know who these people eat lunch with every day, where or with who they spend their Friday and Saturday nights, and what they think about before they fall asleep each night. You don't always know how these people behave around family, friends, and significant others, or whether they even have them at all. You don't know whether they are cheerful or depressed, fulfilled or lonely, content or miserable. And yet these are all things that make a person essentially who they are.
Ultimately, I am not suggesting that bloggers don't reveal things about themselves in their writing, but it might be a stretch to believe you truly know your favorite bloggers. The only way to do that would be to, of course, get to know them; otherwise, you may never know who the man behind the curtain really is.
Unfortunately, what a blogger reveals on a blog doesn't necessarily indicate who he or she is deep down. Yes, blogging is a part of the person's life, and the topics he or she writes about are obviously something they care about; but it doesn't always tell the whole story. You don't always know who these people eat lunch with every day, where or with who they spend their Friday and Saturday nights, and what they think about before they fall asleep each night. You don't always know how these people behave around family, friends, and significant others, or whether they even have them at all. You don't know whether they are cheerful or depressed, fulfilled or lonely, content or miserable. And yet these are all things that make a person essentially who they are.
Ultimately, I am not suggesting that bloggers don't reveal things about themselves in their writing, but it might be a stretch to believe you truly know your favorite bloggers. The only way to do that would be to, of course, get to know them; otherwise, you may never know who the man behind the curtain really is.
