Blog Prompt 1

For our first blog post, I looked at an interview with a blogger named Fred First.  When asked what was appealing about having his own blog he said that he "saw potential in the medium".  He really liked that he could write about something that he cared about and express his feelings and opinions then make it public and known to all the internet for anyone's interest.  I thought to myself, ultimately what Fred First wants is to be heard.  When it comes to a person's passion, people want to be expressive and also pure in sharing them.  For him, having a blog provides a space to do just that and share with others who may feel the same.

This is of course understandable.  I have an uncommon passion for typography; it is very rare to run into people who share my interest and dedication.  So when I do, that connection is very exciting!  The same can go for any other passion, food, movies, pop culture.  Being able to have a voice and be heard is an important thing and the internet in this day and age has been able to give a voice to individuals in the sea of people.  By this there is all kinds of possibilities for connections, introducing other to new interests, or introducing others to new views and ways of thinking.  Fred gets to share his perspective on a subject and those reading get a new point of view from what they may have previously had.  

The other theme here is being able to express yourself as you are.  When blogging, no filter is really necessary.  Fred says that he does his best to remain neutral on some things but that is a perimeter he has chosen to put on himself which is half the beauty of a blog.  The blogger is allowed to be as open as they choose.  But unshackled, blogging allows the blogger to be heard in their own voice and not be stifled in their expression.  Their blog will take them exactly as they are.