A Disturbance in the Force
There seems to have been a bit of a kerfuffle in KnitBlogLand recently. Curiousity got the better of me, & I've poked around a bit on other "A-List" knit blogs ("A" in this case standing more for "An extreme amount of comments every day" & not necessarily anything more than that.) There's evidently been some negative comments going around about knit podcasters, in addition to knit bloggers.
It seems some people are jealous of the commercial successes or "popularity" of others. Others perhaps are protesting the "hive mind" aspect of the internet. (Let's overlook for a minute that participating in a virtual pile on of negativity online makes one just as much part of a "hive mind" mentality, just in a different fashion.) Whatever the reason, it seems silly to waste time that would be better spent knitting typing out negative rants instead.
It seems to me that we are constantly voting online, with our time & with our dollars. The Land of Knitting is very wide, & stretches out in all directions. There are more excellent patterns & wonderful yarn than any one person can hope to use in a lifetime, even given an unlimited budget & 24 hours a day to knit. Deciding which pattern & which yarn best suits us is something that we do every day, & we don't all come to the same decisions. There is nothing wrong with that.
Not every pattern is for everyone, nor is every yarn; so why would anyone expect that every knit blog, or every knitting podcast would be for everyone? Read or listen to the ones that appeal. Drop the ones that don't. Very simple. There's enough space in KnitBlogLand for everyone.
It seems some people are jealous of the commercial successes or "popularity" of others. Others perhaps are protesting the "hive mind" aspect of the internet. (Let's overlook for a minute that participating in a virtual pile on of negativity online makes one just as much part of a "hive mind" mentality, just in a different fashion.) Whatever the reason, it seems silly to waste time that would be better spent knitting typing out negative rants instead.
It seems to me that we are constantly voting online, with our time & with our dollars. The Land of Knitting is very wide, & stretches out in all directions. There are more excellent patterns & wonderful yarn than any one person can hope to use in a lifetime, even given an unlimited budget & 24 hours a day to knit. Deciding which pattern & which yarn best suits us is something that we do every day, & we don't all come to the same decisions. There is nothing wrong with that.
Not every pattern is for everyone, nor is every yarn; so why would anyone expect that every knit blog, or every knitting podcast would be for everyone? Read or listen to the ones that appeal. Drop the ones that don't. Very simple. There's enough space in KnitBlogLand for everyone.
Labels: My Own Opinion
posted by Cindy @ 5:20 AM
3 Comments:
At 6:58 AM,
Rachel Leverton said…
Hmmm, I haven't noticed the negative comment thing, but then, I don't have an A-list blog, lol!
At 7:24 AM,
Cindy said…
Amen. When I read the Harlot's post the other day, I had no idea what she was talking about, and I still don't. This seems to occur with some regularity in the blogisphere. Oh, and stop muddying the waters with logic and intelligence:)
At 8:14 PM,
Annie said…
Oh, yes, theres a ton of negative energy out there now, isn't there? Makes for interesting (read car wreck) reading, but ... really people. Anyway. What did you find out. I looked around too and couldn't find anything... ; )
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