Scobleizer: “I’m so unsubscribing cause you’re inane”
Greg Furry
· 2 years ago
I never understood why people complain about the content of blogs. Is someone forcing them to read your blog? Are they paying you to write interesting stuff all the time? Like you said hit J and move on.
Stay the course it shows you are human.
DWeatherly
· 2 years ago
Scoble, I'm taking a vacation from you blog and maybe you should too. I'm not sure what has happened to you lately but you need to chill out and read you book again.
Webomatica
· 2 years ago
As a newer blogger here are some notes: 1) Don't blog angry. 2) Every comment is just an opinion. 3) People are uninhibited on line and saying things they'd never say to your face. 4) The people who compain are sometimes the most vocal. 5) If a comment annoys me, I usually let it sit a while and then read it later - usually I've read too much into it. 6) If someone is really mad - they might have an unfulfilled need that has nothing to do with my blog.
Lastly, I still think any comment no matter how angry or annoyed still means whatever you wrote inspired them to comment which is a good thing. Ultimately, the comments are a public check and balance. If I write something that people think sucks then I'm totally open to readers to call me on it and say so. The end result is I get better as a blogger. Because ultimately the blogging thing is a conversation.
And I'd prefer annoyed comments to none, because at least it's instant feedback about what I'm doing.
Robert Scoble
· 2 years ago
DWeatherly: I thought you unsubcribed. Oh, so that's an empty threat and you just wanted to make me feel bad. Got it.
Robert Scoble
· 2 years ago
DWeatherly: look at my post about my schedule again. Four years ago I wasn't working my ass off like that from early morning to late at night.
Writing interesting posts takes time. Guy Kawasaki tells me that his often take six hours to write.
Preston
· 2 years ago
You gotta have a voice, so why not be wheels-off every now and then. Inane is fresh.
BTW - I'm using netvibes and have no idea what you're talking about with the J. What's that feature?
Robert Scoble
· 2 years ago
Preston: the "J" key goes to next post. It's far faster to use keyboard commands to read through feeds than to use mouse movements.
Jeff
· 2 years ago
You know what's really boring? A blog where someone blogs daily about what other people say about them. Yawn.
Ariel Waldman
· 2 years ago
Ha! Cheers, Robert. I actually thought of you last night (no, no, not that way you perv).
The hard drive on my Powerbook gave out and I sat on the phone for one hour with an Apple tech support woman, who, I'm sorry, but she was a FUCKING IDIOT. I *almost* considered live-blogging my experience while I was on the phone, but also remembered your post about Apple support issues with your son. Just to give you an idea, when I gave her my address and said I lived on 84th Street, she said "84th... is that spelled 84th?" - picture exclamation and question marks steaming from my head. Then when I said that my Mac was flashing the Finder icon... she asked, what do you mean finder? Find what? "no, the Finder icon, you know, the Finder on Apple" - her response? I'm going to have to put you on hold for 7-8 minutes to research that. !!!!!
I guess that's my "inane" comment for you, Robert :)
Heywood
· 2 years ago
well, on the bright side, you're now listed on the front page of any search for 'inane'
and when the day comes, just tell apple -- when it comes to iNane, think scoble-y
I'll never understand why someone would complain about the content of a personal blog; if this was a business blog, it would be different. But the idea behind a *personal* blog to express yourself; regardless of mood, or popularity of an opinion, or any other factor.
It's that concept, a place where you are free to say what you like, how you like is one of the major forces that made blogging as popular as it is. If someone wants articles that look like they were pulled from a magazine, then there are plenty of commercial 'blogs' that will provide it.
I read this because it makes for an interesting incite into another world, another persons life. That's what it's all about.
met
· 2 years ago
Kawasaki takes 6 hours to write a post? No wonder I haven't visited that site in 6 months. I should probably go there and read his quality posts instead of spending time on your inane ones.
opit
· 2 years ago
Gawd, Robert, a personal blog that is read by so many tends to be in a class of its own : warts and all. The problem most bloggers have is to actually find someone to comment on what they write so it's not like dropping output into a bottomless well. If, like me, you zip around the web quipping hither and yon, keeping track of conversations is a chore. At least Wordpress and CoComment give me a chance to get into back and forth but it's not the same as having a set locale with visitors. Political comment sites are a bit of the same shortfall : you can get something going but it's usually hit-and-miss or await developments. But inane ( you and me both ) ? Beats boring. Remember the quips about committees - the results lack distinct flavour. And not reading a blog ? I can't get my head through the insignificance of bothering to make that sort of announcement ( This would not be the face of one who cared ).
zabuni
· 2 years ago
I can see both sides of the argument. With so much inane crap in this world, why spend any more time on it than you need to? There are many blogs in the sea.
But, sometimes it is annoying to take the effort to pick the good content of of the bad on someone's blog. It's not so much "you're inane and I am unsubscribing" as "you post decent material sometimes, but the signal to noise ratio is off". If BoingBoing had comments, people would be posting the same things after every subway anagram. If all you posted was livejournal worthy prose about what you ate for lunch, no one would complain about you being inane, simple because no one would have subscribed in the first place. Of all the things to fear from an audience, the more frightening is silence. It means the auditorium is empty.
Aaron Brazell
· 2 years ago
I never liked you. Now I don't mind you. Through all that I subscribed. Weird how that works. Though this J key is awful worn. :-)
meanguy
· 2 years ago
i do love bloggers blogging about blogging. never gets old. someone should write an entire book about that (oops).
ps: i contribute to two blogs in the technorati 100 (meaningless stat) and yes, commenters are generally dopes. that's why you shouldn't devote entire idiotic, emotional blog posts to their idiotic, emotional comments.
Yoav
· 2 years ago
Hey Robert,
Stop messing with this guy. He is just baiting you. I actually loved the twitter post. And showing that you are human every once in a while is good.
If you want to get a good laugh out of this try googling DWeatherly .
Robert!?! What have you done to make pastors Jesse and Rose Zepeda so angry with you?
(Joke!)
Robert Accettura
· 2 years ago
If I complain enough about your blogging, will you dedicate a post or two to me? ;-)
Robert Scoble
· 2 years ago
Robert: Maybe! :-)
Met: he hasn't written that much lately. Probably cause he's a busy guy and if his bar is six hours a post, it's hard to find that time to craft such an entry.
David Dalka
· 2 years ago
Nice link bait, so I'll comment. :)
What are some of the best RSS readers other than Google's? I need to redo my stuff again soon, so alert functions will be a focus.
Sue
· 2 years ago
"by some other smarter, better looking, blogger"
Better looking? I think not.
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Rachel
· 2 years ago
Robert, I think the weird bit was Chris replying from the same house..the world wide bit is far more normal. And yes, I have moved to New York.
ljuvefreya
· 2 years ago
Ok that's it Scoble. I'm offisially subscribing to this blog. I might print it out on huge posters and decorate downtown Oslo (thats norway, europe) with it so everyone can see. ;)
Mike
· 2 years ago
I'm with you all except for this:
"One last thought. Have you ever noticed that the most abusive commenters don’t have blogs of their own? I sure wish these readers who think they know how to do this so well would do a blog of their own so we could all learn from their greatness."
That's like people that say that those of us who never played football can never complain about the players or coaches in the NFL. You can no what you don't like without ever needing to know how it should really be done.
Keep posting what you feel like writing. I have the magic J key when it doesn't strike my fancy.
Frank Roche
· 2 years ago
Robert, first, keep up the great work. Your blog has your voice...and just what we don't need is corp-speak drivel and over-processed, Cheez-Whiz blogging. I like the real...the (sometimes, but for good reason) inane.
It is nuts that the lurkers tend to not have their own place to write but plenty of time to rain down on the rainmakers. I'm putting the finishing touches on Troll Patrol right now...there's so much fertile ground out there with trolls. I have a pretty decent collection of material just from my personal blog, and there isn't a day that goes by when more and more little trolls climb out from under their bridges and make neg comments like that. I think shining the light on them like you've done here works wonders. Trolls don't like the light.
Michael
· 2 years ago
Hmmm, just hit delete, oops, j it only takes 10 seconds out of your day?
Dude, are things going so bad you're considering the spam business - cause it sure sounds like you're practicing for it.
francine
· 2 years ago
I'll second all the positive comments. As a person who used to teach college writing back in the day, I always banged my head against the wall to get the doublespeak and cliches out of people's prose and get them to speak in their own voices. Robert speaks in his own voice, for better or for worse, heheh, and I value that. I am on Twitter, even though I'm a little old lady with a Ph D, and I find it hilarious to find out that Scoble and Pirillo are sleeping together in the same house and twittering. It's like a slumber party, and life should have more of those. I bet Buzz Bruggeman feels the same way.
Roy
· 2 years ago
Mr. Scoble I'm starting to get concerned. I think all the pressure of the past month is starting to catch up with you. This post is a cry for help.
Before we read about you shaving your head and getting tattoos. I suggest you see a psychiatrist soon.
John C. Welch
· 2 years ago
Oh lord, Robert's PMSing again.
Heather Flanagan
· 2 years ago
This has to be my absolute favorite Scoogle post ever!!! My God!!!! I understand the **whole** thing for once. It's all psychology, which is my kind of technology; the inane, yes, inane antics of the human animal!
"My coconut."
"No, your coconut bad. Me throw your coconut away!"
"You stupid. I show you how you stupid. I show the other cave men, too! Now look here, me have 'nother, bigger coconut! And I carved your stupid face on it."
;)
Corinne
· 2 years ago
Heather -- that's the best comment I've read all morning!
Mr. Scoble -- As of today, I've been blogging in some way or form for the last seven years... And to be honest, well over 50% of my posts have been inane. And silly. And fluffy things that most people would just gloss over. And I really don't care. It's too much pressure to post about things other people could want to care about on a personal blog. I'm glad you have fun with your silly inane posts. It makes you a pleasure to read. It makes me remember you're just another human too. :)
John C. Welch
· 2 years ago
Robert, the idea that this is just your "personal" blog is the silliest attempt at misdirection I've ever seen. This site IS your business. Your entire business model is "I get attention".
This blog is how you get attention. Being inane, no fact-checking/research, and flame-baiting is HOW you get attention, but the idea that this site is just a "little place for me to talk to a few people" is almost insulting in its blatant manipulation of the truth.
You're not that smooth dude. Really.
Heather Flanagan
· 2 years ago
I like Robert because a lot of his success is because he doesn't censor or edit. It's raw and pure. Would that we all got our livelihood from being just exactly who we are. That is my goal in my life.
It's just plain good ol' fun to stir up obvious hornets' nests. Then you get to see who sees the obvious and predicatable human response and you get to see the people who are still so immersed in being reactive pawns of life rather than conscious beings of choice. It is a good perspective to have.
I like to stir up hornets' nests, too. It's a heady feeling. The challenge is using it as an opportunity to learn more about ourselves as a species. We get to see yet again how life runs us instead of us standing in our rightful place as cause in our lives.
Righteous anger/irritation feels better than guilt. Neither are taking responsibility. Both are addictions to victim and helplessness.
What was I talking about? Think I tranced out there again. Damn you, Ramtha! Shit! ;)
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Stay the course it shows you are human.
Lastly, I still think any comment no matter how angry or annoyed still means whatever you wrote inspired them to comment which is a good thing. Ultimately, the comments are a public check and balance. If I write something that people think sucks then I'm totally open to readers to call me on it and say so. The end result is I get better as a blogger. Because ultimately the blogging thing is a conversation.
And I'd prefer annoyed comments to none, because at least it's instant feedback about what I'm doing.
Writing interesting posts takes time. Guy Kawasaki tells me that his often take six hours to write.
BTW - I'm using netvibes and have no idea what you're talking about with the J. What's that feature?
The hard drive on my Powerbook gave out and I sat on the phone for one hour with an Apple tech support woman, who, I'm sorry, but she was a FUCKING IDIOT. I *almost* considered live-blogging my experience while I was on the phone, but also remembered your post about Apple support issues with your son. Just to give you an idea, when I gave her my address and said I lived on 84th Street, she said "84th... is that spelled 84th?" - picture exclamation and question marks steaming from my head. Then when I said that my Mac was flashing the Finder icon... she asked, what do you mean finder? Find what? "no, the Finder icon, you know, the Finder on Apple" - her response? I'm going to have to put you on hold for 7-8 minutes to research that. !!!!!
I guess that's my "inane" comment for you, Robert :)
and when the day comes, just tell apple -- when it comes to iNane, think scoble-y
cheers,
Heywood
bigbignews.net
It's that concept, a place where you are free to say what you like, how you like is one of the major forces that made blogging as popular as it is. If someone wants articles that look like they were pulled from a magazine, then there are plenty of commercial 'blogs' that will provide it.
I read this because it makes for an interesting incite into another world, another persons life. That's what it's all about.
If, like me, you zip around the web quipping hither and yon, keeping track of conversations is a chore. At least Wordpress and CoComment give me a chance to get into back and forth but it's not the same as having a set locale with visitors. Political comment sites are a bit of the same shortfall : you can get something going but it's usually hit-and-miss or await developments.
But inane ( you and me both ) ? Beats boring. Remember the quips about committees - the results lack distinct flavour.
And not reading a blog ? I can't get my head through the insignificance of bothering to make that sort of announcement ( This would not be the face of one who cared ).
But, sometimes it is annoying to take the effort to pick the good content of of the bad on someone's blog. It's not so much "you're inane and I am unsubscribing" as "you post decent material sometimes, but the signal to noise ratio is off". If BoingBoing had comments, people would be posting the same things after every subway anagram. If all you posted was livejournal worthy prose about what you ate for lunch, no one would complain about you being inane, simple because no one would have subscribed in the first place. Of all the things to fear from an audience, the more frightening is silence. It means the auditorium is empty.
ps: i contribute to two blogs in the technorati 100 (meaningless stat) and yes, commenters are generally dopes. that's why you shouldn't devote entire idiotic, emotional blog posts to their idiotic, emotional comments.
Stop messing with this guy. He is just baiting you. I actually loved the twitter post. And showing that you are human every once in a while is good.
If you want to get a good laugh out of this try googling DWeatherly .
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Robert!?! What have you done to make pastors Jesse and Rose Zepeda so angry with you?
(Joke!)
Met: he hasn't written that much lately. Probably cause he's a busy guy and if his bar is six hours a post, it's hard to find that time to craft such an entry.
What are some of the best RSS readers other than Google's? I need to redo my stuff again soon, so alert functions will be a focus.
Better looking? I think not.
Glass+wine@6pm => ~~calm~~
"One last thought. Have you ever noticed that the most abusive commenters don’t have blogs of their own? I sure wish these readers who think they know how to do this so well would do a blog of their own so we could all learn from their greatness."
That's like people that say that those of us who never played football can never complain about the players or coaches in the NFL. You can no what you don't like without ever needing to know how it should really be done.
Keep posting what you feel like writing. I have the magic J key when it doesn't strike my fancy.
It is nuts that the lurkers tend to not have their own place to write but plenty of time to rain down on the rainmakers. I'm putting the finishing touches on Troll Patrol right now...there's so much fertile ground out there with trolls. I have a pretty decent collection of material just from my personal blog, and there isn't a day that goes by when more and more little trolls climb out from under their bridges and make neg comments like that. I think shining the light on them like you've done here works wonders. Trolls don't like the light.
Dude, are things going so bad you're considering the spam business - cause it sure sounds like you're practicing for it.
banged my head against the wall to get the doublespeak and cliches out of people's prose and get them to speak in their own voices. Robert speaks in his own voice, for better or for worse, heheh, and I value that. I am on Twitter, even though I'm a little old lady with a Ph D, and I find it hilarious to find out that Scoble and Pirillo are sleeping together in the same house and twittering. It's like a slumber party, and life should have more of those. I bet Buzz Bruggeman feels the same way.
Before we read about you shaving your head and getting tattoos. I suggest you see a psychiatrist soon.
"My coconut."
"No, your coconut bad. Me throw your coconut away!"
"You stupid. I show you how you stupid. I show the other cave men, too! Now look here, me have 'nother, bigger coconut! And I carved your stupid face on it."
;)
Mr. Scoble -- As of today, I've been blogging in some way or form for the last seven years... And to be honest, well over 50% of my posts have been inane. And silly. And fluffy things that most people would just gloss over. And I really don't care. It's too much pressure to post about things other people could want to care about on a personal blog. I'm glad you have fun with your silly inane posts. It makes you a pleasure to read. It makes me remember you're just another human too. :)
This blog is how you get attention. Being inane, no fact-checking/research, and flame-baiting is HOW you get attention, but the idea that this site is just a "little place for me to talk to a few people" is almost insulting in its blatant manipulation of the truth.
You're not that smooth dude. Really.
It's just plain good ol' fun to stir up obvious hornets' nests. Then you get to see who sees the obvious and predicatable human response and you get to see the people who are still so immersed in being reactive pawns of life rather than conscious beings of choice. It is a good perspective to have.
I like to stir up hornets' nests, too. It's a heady feeling. The challenge is using it as an opportunity to learn more about ourselves as a species. We get to see yet again how life runs us instead of us standing in our rightful place as cause in our lives.
Righteous anger/irritation feels better than guilt. Neither are taking responsibility. Both are addictions to victim and helplessness.
What was I talking about? Think I tranced out there again. Damn you, Ramtha! Shit! ;)
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