Final Post

I have a love-hate relationship with blogging. Being able to share my personal views in such a public way without having to be personally involved with the reader is very appealing. Although sometimes it is hard to think of the right way to organize my thoughts, it is really interesting to think about the people that blog professionally.  Their job is to have their finger on trends and to know what people want to read about. They are entertainers, writers, and celebrities all at once. My experience writing this blog in particular has opened my eyes how the internet can be used as a public journal, and that other people had the same thoughts I did pertaining to certain topics. On the downside, I didn't feel knowledgable enough to blog on a regular basis. With all of the research that I'm sure goes in to each blog, having a popular blog takes a lot of effort. I enjoyed being a "blogger" for a month, and I will certainly start following blogs that interest me.

The bloggers I chose to follow were all concerned with civil rights and equality. In casual, everyday life, our society believes that certain types of inequality are acceptable. "The Inequality Map" by David Brooks is the list of what types of social inequality are acceptable and which ones are not. His humorous approach to the subject conveys an unattachment to the subject, although the use of sarcasm makes the reader not feel guilty if they practice a certain type of social inequality. This is similar to my last post asking "Is social inequality addictive?" This post by Daniel Dorling talks about the ironic want for utopia while we, as Americans, live in a constant state of inequality. We are desensitized to the inequality around us. Paul Krugman, author of "We are the 99.9%", also writes about not taking steps toward equality. The rich 0.1% seem to be exempt from the current recession because the government seems to think that their jobs are too important to have their salaries cut. All of these posts relate to each other. The authors all felt the need to announce to the public that inequality of any kind is not acceptable, but the issue is ignored. The truth we face is that total social equality is not possible, but there are many steps that we are able to take in that direction. Think twice before you judge, because we're all just people trying to make it through the day. Everyone deserves that much respect.