Comments on: A rant: why older generations shouldn’t blog

By: Greg Head

Greg Head — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:26:00 +0000

Well, controversy sells. I knew when I was reading it there would be lots of animated comments. Was that your point, Linda?

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By: Deb Krol

Deb Krol — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:14:26 +0000

Personally, I thought this whole thread once again proves the age-old truism that folks with a few gray hairs are being discounted more than ever these days. Just because somebody doesn’t ‘get’ blogging doesn’t mean that they have nothing of value to offer younger generations. No matter what else changes, human nature–and the tendency of young people to think that they are the very first ones to ever suffer from a broken heart, lose a job, fail to get that big job, etc.– doesn’t change. Smart-aleck kids still think they know more than their folks, and as they grow up, their parents’ IQ magically rises. That’s something to blog about!!

So what if Grandma’s not very good at blogging? Maybe you all should be helping her instead of putting her down because she ‘doesn’t get it.’ Maybe some young kid will learn something.

By: Linda VandeVrede

Linda VandeVrede — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:44:32 +0000

Thank you, everyone, for participating in this post. Believe it or not, my intention was to initiate a conversation about those folks who get it and those who don’t. I took the obvious risk of blindly age-categorizing based on my experience, however, that categorization was not intended to be absolute but rather to provoke comment. And man o man, did I provoke feedback!
All of your age-agnostic posts were thoughtful and insightful. I especially appreciated those who provided examples of good blogs to check out. p.s Please remind me never to blog about religion or politics.

By: Stefany W.

Stefany W. — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:28:59 +0000

Sometimes people have no sense of humor. This is a great post and the advice could be taken at any age or by many kinds of bloggers, you just chose one to focus on. I love blogs, like yours, that aren’t afraid to put a stake in the ground. I’m 34, fwiw.

By: Michael Sandlant

Michael Sandlant — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:49:36 +0000

Me I’m 62 and understand social media, after all we have been doing all our lives – taking, communicating with people. We now have the added advantage of doing it on-line.

By: Karl Knelson

Karl Knelson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:34:20 +0000

Wow! Linda look at all the content that was produced with this entry. I love it. Proof positive that social media works. I hope I don’t get old. In the mind…The rest I can do much with. I try to keep up with modern culture as much as I can. I’ve only got a few years before hitting the big 50 myself. You rock Linda!

By: Justin Locke

Justin Locke — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:32:16 +0000

Wow. My name mentioned in the same sentence as David Meerman Scott. I LOVE THIS BLOG – jl

By: Christia Gibbons

Christia Gibbons — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:58:49 +0000

Arrogance at any age weakens the argument and the desire to take one seriously.

By: Tyler Hurst

Tyler Hurst — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:23:26 +0000

Stereotypes exist for a reason. If you’re actually offended by this (ahem Julie Roads), perhaps it’s time to take a very large step back.