Comments on: Comparing the Past to Present http://palmeral.edublogs.org/2008/03/25/comparing-the-past-to-present/ The Canuk ideology of Warfare Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:44:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: sikkemat http://palmeral.edublogs.org/2008/03/25/comparing-the-past-to-present/comment-page-1/#comment-6 sikkemat Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:05:39 +0000 http://palmeral.edublogs.org/2008/03/25/comparing-the-past-to-present/#comment-6 I'd hestiate to say that modern blog posts are really less intellectually written than WWII-era letters since letter writing and blog writing are really entirely different fields with entirely different sets of expectations, combined with the fact that there's a 60 year culture gap between them as well. In many ways, I consider letters to be more like polite missives sent out to those you love or care about, with blogs being more personal and more inclined to personal ranting. Certainly, The Usual Suspect uses his blog in exactly that way; it's less to tell people about how he's doing and more to vent about what's going on in his life. I’d hestiate to say that modern blog posts are really less intellectually written than WWII-era letters since letter writing and blog writing are really entirely different fields with entirely different sets of expectations, combined with the fact that there’s a 60 year culture gap between them as well.

In many ways, I consider letters to be more like polite missives sent out to those you love or care about, with blogs being more personal and more inclined to personal ranting. Certainly, The Usual Suspect uses his blog in exactly that way; it’s less to tell people about how he’s doing and more to vent about what’s going on in his life.

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