Lost art of blogging

The idea of being a blogger is about having a passion so much for the topic that it literally shows in the writing and if it is good ,true and from the heart the even the most unlikely reader will show interest.

It seems like being a blogger has become an art form that has lost its way so to speak. Replaced with an ego driven outlet sacrificing the writing to obtain as many views as possible.

A blog traditionally  is a writer having such a love for, knowledge of, or strong view about or educated opposing arguments against a subject or a topic.

When that is the case, it really shines through in the work. This can make it easy to get into the person's blog and become a loyal reader.

Some can write so good in this form that they are able to attract a reader that may not even care about the topic being blogged about.

Social media has put so much stock in how many likes,views,retweets,mentions and friends you have.

Those with high numbers in these categories get this false sense of celebrity. When this is the case it also shows in the work of the writer.

A blog writer was meant to use their outlet to vent or praise or rant and rave. If others found the same passion in the blog they read of said writer the likes, views and kudos would follow.

The false sense of celebrity offered by these social media outlets is transparent and  fabricated and ego driven.

This induces delusional thinking. Realistically most that follow these bloggers neve actually read or truly follow the content that the blogger puts out.

Meanwhile the blogger that has content that is truly from the heart of the writer perhaps gets passed up.

Then the overflowing toilet full of mindless superficial garbage that clutters the internet sadly becomes the trend.  

So all things considered the term blogger can be kept by the types that have overtaken the idea and ruined it .

The true passionate blogger can be referred to as what they truly are which can be describe as an artist.

With a genuine passion for what they are blogging about, and all the factors that make a good blog due to the writer's heart he or she puts into it, a blogger can be a word artist.

For the ones that do not write with that kind of passion, not  doing justice to topic and original premise of what blogging was originally all about makes it feel like a lost artform.

Passion isn't taught. It's inside us all and perhaps the argument can be made that some just have not discovered their passion yet.

Most likely someone has a blog discussing it.