Opinions can be dangerous… | News Posts versus Thought Posts

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I would love to stop quoting so much from this post, however I just can’t say it any better.This is one instance where my analysis would only muddy the clarity of the emotion.

Quoted from News Posts versus Thought Posts:

We can only drink so much from the firehose of information before it turns us into information-downloading robots. We need analysts to opinionate. We need real people to emote, take sides. Blog posts that merely deliver facts, news, tips, or information bore me.

Wow. Revolutionary and very Cluetrain. Obviously we all share some bit of expertise, mine happens to be analyzing certain market trends in technical communication, along with other varied projects I’m working on in the Disruptive Technology vein.

I’m not saying I don’t want tech news. Sure, but I saw about 6 separate posts announcing Google launched a presentation tool, and another half a dozen explaining that Adobe launched its technical communication suite. I prefer to read opinion. For example, Ann Gentle, who is a tech savvy writer/blogger, begins with the news, but then adds her own real thoughts about it.

Throwing out opinions can be dangerous. I’m always restraining myself. What if I make an opinion that offends, or that turns out to be wrong, or that makes me sound uninformed? And why throw out opinions without more research, evidence, and thought? It’s much easier to just deliver the news.

… We are drowning in news. We need more thought.

I can’t say it any better. I did post in the comments section, however you should visit Tom’s site and read the entire post.