Money’s Worth
Well, well, well. It was inevitable, and I don’t think too many folks will be surprised at the name of the person involved: one of the first “name-brand” bloggers has decided to hang up a shingle on his blog and become a Professional Blogger. That’s right — Kottke has quit his job and is asking readers to donate money in order for him to devote more time to blogging. The response over at MeFi is remarkable — the only other discussions that I’ve seen cross the 300-comments-in-24-hours-mark were a 9/11 thread and the one from Sunday about Hunter Thompson. I’ve never much cared for Jason’s site, largely due to aesthetic and political differences, although his blog was the very first one that I ever saw, way back in 2000. Mildly interesting stuff, and at least occasionally amusing (Megway was pure genius, for instance). But asking me to pay $30/year to read what Jason thinks about life, the universe, and stuff? Nah…I’ll pass.
But I’ll tell you what: if you’re tempted to become a Kottke “micropatron,” consider instead donating that $30 to a blogger who really needs it: my buddy Sam, who is on the national transplant list in order to receive a kidney. Of course, you can donate more than $30 if you’re able to…it all adds up.
February 22nd, 2005 at 9:39 pm
Bloggers are ruining the internet. What are “bloggers”? They’re fat–usually gothic–losers who keep web logs instead of hanging out with friends because they wet the bed and don’t have any. A web log is a type of online diary where people who aren’t important can pretend to be by writing to an imaginary audience. Girls are notorious for keeping these. On a typical site, you’ll find a 17 year old girl with hundreds of webcam pictures of herself pasted everywhere, an Amazon wish list so they can exploit wankers that visit their site, and about 2 gigs worth of text documenting every time they took a shit, had an epiphany about taking a shit or ate something (all written in extremely stylish, yet IMPOSSIBLE TO READ micro-font).
Here is an actual quote from a web log I happened across in my referral logs today: “I took the best nap today.. so so great. And I ate a sandwich, but it wasnt that great, and it kinda made me sick… but it’s better than nothing.”
So the question is: does anybody in the universe care about Ms. X who had “the best nap today” or that she ate a mediocre sandwich? I don’t, which is why I promptly uninstalled my browser and punched some guy sitting next to me. The page goes on and on about how she’s bored, tired, depressed, lonely, hungry, frustrated, etc, etc, etc. I can’t remember the last time I wanted somebody’s fingers to break so badly.
February 22nd, 2005 at 10:06 pm
Dear Anonymous,
BLOW IT OUT OF YOUR BUTT.
While your at it, how about reading David’s blog, because he’s not a seventeen year old goth girl who doesn’t post when he eats a sandwich. I have to guess you just went to the first blog you went to and just thought, “Well, that’s all there is to it”. I got news, Cha-cha. There’s alot more going on than you may think.
Then after you’re done, how’s about making a donation to my kidney fund please? I kinda didn’t mean that blow it out your butt thing, but you raised my scales there.
Sorry, David. They were there and I felt like it had to done.
February 22nd, 2005 at 11:35 pm
Wow, am I a Goth girl too!?!
February 23rd, 2005 at 1:49 am
Guys, I think we should set aside our regular postings on Thursday for GOTH GIRL BLOG DAY, just to tick this boob off.
Look, I can’t sleep, so I’m just up thinking and this came up. Let’s do it anyway, out of solitdarity.
February 23rd, 2005 at 5:59 am
I’m all for GOTH GIRL BLOG DAY on Thursday!
And by the way, even though I am a girl, I am not seventeen or fat. Anonymous needs to get a life.
February 23rd, 2005 at 9:36 am
I’m with Sam, and I echo his message. Go get a colonic already, Anonymous. (So brave, btw!)
February 23rd, 2005 at 3:11 pm
Since anon has a “referral logs” I guess anon must have a blog or some other website that keeps them occupied (due to lack of friends of course). Given their penchant for visiting at least 2 blogs, yours and the 17 year old girl’s and reading voraciously, I’d say they’re jealous. Now don’t you feel special, Dave, seeing as someone is envious of you?
February 23rd, 2005 at 3:12 pm
PS: Where’s the paypal link to donate?
February 23rd, 2005 at 3:53 pm
I have to thank Sam for cluing me in to this riot. Renee, I had to question the “referral logs” also - if she hates blogs then why the need for the referral log?
Goth Girl Blog Day sounds like fun!
February 23rd, 2005 at 4:13 pm
Renee, just go to http://samjohnson.blogspot.com for details.
Spead the word. Goth Girl Blog Day is going to be huge!
February 23rd, 2005 at 7:17 pm
I love it! Goth Girl Blog Day will be tomorrow! I’ve got a post all set to go. (Just waiting for midnight to roll by…)
February 23rd, 2005 at 9:42 pm
Randy, you’re one mighty fine Goth Girl, if I do say so myself.
I’m so in on this. Late to the party, but in nonetheless.
February 24th, 2005 at 5:52 pm
Long live, Goth Girl Day!
February 24th, 2005 at 6:42 pm
You know David, I should blame this whole thing on you. This has been the most silliest thing I’ve done online, all due to an anonymous post and no sleep. I’m glad I did it. I got to meet more bloggers and we all got to have soe fun today. Thanks for letting me vent here and having some fun. You’re a good man.
February 24th, 2005 at 6:54 pm
I will post my goth girl post too! Sounds like fun to me.
February 25th, 2005 at 10:57 am
We’ll be late on the Goth Girl Blog Day, but we don’t care. Ours will be slightly different, though, because ours will be a fat goth girl. I believe it’ll post next week sometime.
WHEE!!
April 5th, 2005 at 8:25 am
Hey you bunch of morons, have you never heard of Maddox? Someone stole his article on bloggers from 2003 and posted it here as “anonymous”. Check out the original:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=web_logs
you are all idiots