1. You think everyone cares about your opinions: They don’t. They care about mine.
8. You will stop having normal conversations with family and friends: Real life conversations will go like this. “Oh, hey, I saw So-And-So in concert and the weirdest thing happened…” Friend, “Yeah, I know, I read about it on your blog.” Silence. Friend, “Did I tell you that I’m…” You, “Blog.” Friend, “Yeah.”
10. You demand that your witty and clever friends be blogging. Constantly: Why aren’t you all busy shirking your jobs and entertaining me? I need INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION.
—Top 10 Dangers of Living in the Blog Space (Sarcasmo’s Corner)
A good find from Julie Young’s Work in Progress.
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