Blogging is a radically democratic conversation
My friend Henry Copeland, who introduced me to blogging, draws an analogy to the elite salons of the early 20th century. Apparently, for each session every participant was asked to begin by recording salient details of their gestalt, and then minutes were taken during the day's conversation. This material was sometimes published so others could benefit. The internet, via blogs, allows a "salon" to be visited by any of the 600 million people online! This is due in large part to their simplicity and ease of use. What excites me is the ideal of radical democracy inherent in this phenomenon -- if enough people engage with each other about the issues that matter to them, the truth will out. I believe this could have a powerful effect for good, which God knows we need these days.