Tempered Fragility

Everyone is twittering, and blogging, and going on and on about this year’s BlogHer.

The excitement surrounding such a huge event doesn’t annoy me, though. I’m happy for the people who are going, and I’m even looking forward to the gossip afterwards. People getting hurt by the tiniest things, drinking too much and making fools of themselves, and the continued debate over whether mommy-blogging is a good thing or a bad thing? Yes, please.

No, in my opinion the most irritating part of BlogHer is the whining from people who aren’t going, and think the whole affair is a waste of time. Last year, my feedreader was flooded with posts about how stupid BlogHer was, about how elitist the crowd would be, and how people wished the bloggers going would just shut up already. It drove me insane.

Let people be happy about going. BlogHer is an important blogging event, and they’re right to be excited - especially the speakers. It’s exciting, and fun, and apparently enjoyable for many. Put up with their incessant posts and tweets the same way you tolerate the media shoving things down your throat ten times a day, and it’ll all be over soon. Promise.

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