TITLE: The Fate of Most Blogs
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: December 10, 2020  3:36 PM
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 ... was described perfectly by André Gide on August 8, 1891,
 long before the digital computer:

<blockquote><em>
 More than a month of blanks.  Talking of myself bores me.  A diary
 is useful during conscious, intentional, and painful spiritual
 evolutions.  Then you want to know where you stand.  But anything
 I should say now would be harpings on myself.  An intimate diary
 is interesting especially when it records the awakening of ideas;
 or the awakening of the senses at puberty; or else when you feel
 yourself to be dying.
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 There is no longer any drama taking place in me; there is now
 nothing but a lot of ideas stirred up.  There is no need to write
 myself down on paper.
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 Of course, Gide kept writing for many years after that moment of
 doubt.  <em>The Journals of Andr&eacute; Gide</em> are an
 entertaining read.  I feel seen, as the kids say these days.
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