More Thoughts on Blogging

We live in a "ME" world, where many thoughts, ideas and ways of life are self-centered and self-focused.  Blogging is often an area where one is self-centered.  Whether it be about oneself or one's family and life, blogging is primarily about "me."

Casey Anthony's video blog was released either by she or by someone else a day or so ago.  The media is ripping it apart and in one report counted the number of times she said the word "I."  They said it as if that was a wrong thing.  I'm not sure that it is wrong for her to say "I" so many times, as it was HER video blog.  Yes, I think she is a sociopath who killed her own child (intentionally or unintentionally) and covered it up.  Yes, I think it is odd for her not to mention her child.  But, it is HER video blog.  One that I imagine she never thought would be viewed by the outside world - or maybe she did but regardless it is HER video blog.

I view blogging as a sort of journal.  At least that is what I planned when I started out using my blog.  In the past year I tried to make it something more.  I don't think I like what direction it was taking.  It wasn't me.  I want to be open and honest and share myself and not what clothes I like or what I made for dinner.  I plan to do be more open and honest again but at the same time keeping some of those issues that I wrote about yesterday in mind.  Maintain some privacy.  I want to be able to use the pronoun "I" as often as I want and not be judged.

It's hard to write a blog as a journal without making it all about "me" but that seems to be the norm these days.  It isn't just in the blogging world.  I've realized that people around me have become more and more narcissistic and self-centered in conversations.  I'm at fault too.  We, all of us, are focused on ourselves and our own lives.  There's nothing wrong with it as we all hear over and over again to take care of ourselves.  And it is true: No one does a better job of looking out for yourself than yourself.

Do we care about our friends and family?  Yes, of course.  But at the end of the day, most people only care about what they themselves have done and/or what they are doing next.  Am I jaded or am I just hanging out with the wrong people?

Anyway, am I the only one crazy to think that it's not wrong for Casey Anthony to be able to do a video blog about how she's feeling?