Like those of you who are reading this, I’m a big fan of reading other people’s blogs for all of the traditional reasons:
- Entertainment
- Learning something new about a topic that I don’t know much about
- Having my opinions or thoughts challenged about something
- …and more
Of course, we all have our preferences for what and who we like to read, but I think that we also have our preferences for the types of topics that we like to read.
Case in point: One of the things that I enjoy reading the most is from people who offer opinions that challenge my own because it gives me food for thought to re-evaluate my own position on any given topic.
Sometime, I end up conceding a point; other times, I end up reaffirming my stance on a position. The thing is, I end up taking a significant amount of time to mull things over, so I rarely end up commenting on the post as soon as I read it.
Then, when I am ready to comment, it’s often too late and the time for the discussion has passed. Sure, sometimes I go back and leave a comment, sometimes I’ll chat with the person on Twitter, and sometimes, I’ll respond in a blog post.
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