People and especially old television hosts are always speculating about what has made Internet users who write blogs “buzz”.
“I wonder if this one will get the blogosphere buzzing,” they’ll say.
“I’ll bet this has already got those bloggers buzzing,” they’ll guess.
I think people and old television hosts say this is because they’re worried that people with blogs have some esoteric knowledge about current events. Old people who read the news should feel good, however, because when most people who have blogs aren’t talking about an OUTRAGEOUS video on youtube, they’re linking to bullshit scientific-sounding news stories written by old people who write the news.
There are certainly all sorts of great blogs and, to be fair, some of the worst are associated with news sites. That said, stories that ask what is happening these days help bloggers more than anyone explain what they see as the moral and physical decay of society.
Baltimore Sun columnist Ethan Lewis, for instance, wants everyone, and I bet especially bloggers, to know about the mindless corporate mob he thinks he is surrounded by. “Caffeine is an addiction” and we are becoming a nation of “Java Junkies.”
Listen, there are motherfucking consequences, he says:
When does it end? How many quadruple shots of “Espresso Excellence” do we consume before we realize it’s got to stop? The rest of the world views America as a nation of strung-out, on-the-go speed freaks. And they’re right. Millions of us can’t even start the day until we’ve had at least three tall cups. When are we going to tell Starbucks, McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts that America doesn’t run on coffee, and that we want these companies to act more responsibly – if not for the sake of ethics, then for public health?
Sober thoughts, Ethan. I think that all should give us a little something to buzz about.
