Tuesday, February 21, 2012

An experiment in audience

Hi everyone. Glad to have you back. As you know, we've moved to this new space once we hit one million readers.

Do we write a blog with an actual audience in mind, or just one we'd like to pretend we have? This is the latter.

For those of you who are new, let me lay out what you're reading: this is my blog, the innermost thoughts of a brilliant moron. What that means is that I will be completely honest, without humility and hopefully without unwarranted arrogance. I will admit that I am stupid, but will also assert that I'm smart. If this seems weird to you, go back and read the original post; that'll make it easier to understand.

This is the original post. There is no real audience here, and certainly not one with a million members. 

Essentially, I'm too smart for my own good. And too educated for my own safety. I second guess myself until I make stupid decisions, and I am curious enough to seem like a moron. I have stupid thoughts inhabit me, just like all of you. But I entertain those thoughts, analyze them and try to decide if they mean anything; I may be a genius, but I'm too much of an idiot to dismiss stupid thoughts.

I really am going to be brutally honest here. If you somehow know who I really am, understand that before you read further. I'm not leaving anything off the table; no taboo subjects, no denials, no limits.

I hope we can continue having a good time together, sharing and laughing. Feel free to comment; remember that your comments are part of what keeps me going through this. You are the reason I'm still writing after all this time; you're the reason this blog is still here.

You may not even exist. But that paragraph is still true.

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