What in the world is up with the world of blogs? Blogs are meant to be this great new technology where people can share their ideas and interests with others around the globe. As far as I'm concerned the state of blogs is one of chaos, confusion, and anti-interactivity. The other day I decided to do some research on the web and try to connect to some blog writers out there that strike my interest. Let me tell you, it was not an enjoyable task as I had envisioned. I spent four painful hours surfing through around a thousand on-line journals, and I found only a few that interests me. What are we doing out there is unexplainable?

First of all, just getting to a blog can be a pain in the arse. For example, you type in the words 'Philosophy blogs' and a whole bunch of sites come up. Some are conglomerate sites with thousands of journals, but the area you're searching for may have only one blog in it! This is because they separate the blogs into a million different categories, like 'love', 'lovers', 'lovable' etc. Why not have just a few main categories to choose from?

The next problem is the content. People with 'philosophical' blogs are having personal chats with their mates about the local dance competition on Tuesday! Why not go to a chat room if you just want to talk to your friends about an exclusive experience for both of you? Blogs are supposed to be a personal viewpoint expressed to the whole Web community. Wouldn't you actually like to meet more people like yourself? How is this going to happen if you talk in strange uncommon slang and acronyms that you and your friends can only understand? Please stick to the subject at hand, and take it at least half seriously.

Another major problem is the fact that you can find really cool blogs that spark an interest, but then realized that the writers have not added an entry in over a year! Why is it still on the Net? Have these people passed away? I seriously doubt it, as there are so many blogs in this 'lost' state. Having a blog is a responsibility; it's a shared diary for the whole community. How can someone form a relationship if you only write in your blog once in a millennium?

Back to the subject of content: These on-line journals are a real chance to communicate regularly with others on similar views as you have. We can learn a lot from each other, as each human is an individual with special traits and skills that quite unique. So why do we see so many blogs that are just talking about trivial nonsense like 'Who is the coolest movie actor?' Humanity is an intelligent species evolving everyday towards a higher consciousness. So where are all the thinkers out there, the people who have taken us to the next levels of spirituality and scientific exploration? I'd really like to hear what you have got to say, but all I can find are philosophical beliefs on “Why dyed pink jeans express one's true inner self.”

The issue of making comments on someone's blog is also a controversial one. Why is there a “comments” section if you are not going to reply to those people who have expressed an interest in what you have to say? How is this community going to function if all the conversation is one-way! Come on people, wake up and smell the onions! Let's change the blogging community into the awesome structure of shared knowledge that it was intended for. Please do not let it turn into a small-talk world of chat rooms.

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