To blog or not to blog... that is the question. I have to admit, it takes some courage to actually sit down and write down your own thoughts online. In current times, this is what’s in style, and personally, I think it is a good strategy to keep everybody sane. Keeping a blog allows people to express themselves freely and to bring out all those suppressed emotions. It also gives you the feeling that there is no audience, when in reality there can be an infinite amount of readers.
While writing this message, thoughts such as "do people care about what I think?" and "What's the point of writing a blog?" cross through my mind. At the end it still feels good to write a few words down and why not to check out other people's blogs. It is interesting to see how different or similar we all think. More importantly, a blog can remind us that we are all supposed to have freedom of speech and we are all supposed to live in a democratic and free world.
Some bloggers don’t earn any income from their ability to share their opinions on the internet. Many of them (or us) are full time employees and/or students that perhaps consider this task as a hobby.
Some fortunate entrepreneurs (possibly with journalistic or academic background) in the blogging industry have their own websites and obtain some profits from advertising. Many others are in the celebrity “news” business and attract readers’ attention causing controversy with gossips about famous people’s lives. Writing a blog can be a profitable business, or a non-salary medium, that allows us to keep our heads and thoughts in balance. So, to blog or not to blog... that is the question.
