Writing online makes me feel like I need to censor what I have to say because it is not a private form of expression. Papers written in class will stay in the class and with the teacher, however blogs are open for anyone to read anywhere. Blogging is not something I normally would do; I don't really feel the need to post details of my thoughts and my day online for all to read. I feel that when people write things in a blog, there is a need to write something that will be accepted by everyone, which causes people to rethink what they want to say and possibly change it in to something that won't upset anyone. This need for acceptance doesn't really play a part in private journals or anything else; not as much anyway.
The honesty in writing goes down too I would think, again because of the acceptance issue. Things that I don't want the whole world to know definitely would not be disclosed on an online blog.
Despite the fact that typing is much faster than writing with pen and paper, I personally don't see the point in blogs. If somebody wanted to know something about me or my opinions, then simply ask.
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