I believe that online blogging has a tremendous potential for what we as a culture can contribute or take away from it. Blogging is simply a way for voices normally insignificant persons to be heard by others who may have never met or even heard of the author. The rapid exchange of ideas often invokes quick and varied formation of ideas and processes.
If you think that online communication does not have a big effect on life nad culture changing events, consider the current “crisis” in Egypt. Many people with similar ideas came together to protest their concerns about their government. One of the Egyptian Government’s first acts was to cut the Internet knowing that any online collaboration from protesters could multiply their influence and advancements.
Seeing the changes in Egypt that possibly stemmed from or at least was assisted by online communication, some may think that a global revolution of democracy could lead us closer to a Utopian type of society. We may for a moment think that our problems can be solved if troubles and with them solutions are brought to light in nontraditional forums. However, differences also arise through blogging and online communications.
A dystopian society is rather unlikely as well. This is simply because many people will be able to bring to light many grievances they have against authority and government allowing for enough distrust to keep leaders inline.
All in all I personally believe that online forums and blogs can add to an average persons over all education about things they would normally not experience personally. If more moderated forums online were available for structured education, like academics, then we would likely see a whole lot more information available to the average individual. Fewer resources would be spent on a greater variety of education brought to the student. Formal education would be where we would likely see a more revolutionary and constructive change to society.
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