Comments on: The silent majority http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/ Ron Coleman’s retired general topic blog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:46:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jaded Topaz http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Jaded Topaz Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:05:35 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-767 Not to ruin a perfectly good thread on the psychological underpinnings of read and run reading, that perfectly cloudy sky with NYC standing tall as the iridescent silver lining picture, is a mesmerizing moment of metallic & sky etherealism!! Not to ruin a perfectly good thread on the psychological underpinnings of read and run reading,
that perfectly cloudy sky with NYC standing tall as the iridescent silver lining picture, is a mesmerizing moment of metallic & sky etherealism!!

]]> By: Irina http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Irina Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:23:12 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-764 Probably because bloggers have a place of their own to elaborate on some of the good points they see elsewhere (all with due credit, of course!) Probably because bloggers have a place of their own to elaborate on some of the good points they see elsewhere (all with due credit, of course!)

]]> By: Ron Coleman http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Ron Coleman Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:55:23 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-765 All fair points! It's a little interesting, though -- most of you who are writing, and largely defending the silent appreciation of blogs, are bloggers yourselves. All fair points! It’s a little interesting, though — most of you who are writing, and largely defending the silent appreciation of blogs, are bloggers yourselves.

]]> By: Irina http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Irina Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:48:10 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-768 I think, in many cases, the answer is quite simple: time limitations. Some readers follow a significant number of blogs. Writing a thought-out response takes time. The opportunity cost of writing comments is not having time to read another entry. So people prefer to read and think about something, without responding. (I admit, I'm thinking of myself, mostly). I think, in many cases, the answer is quite simple: time limitations. Some readers follow a significant number of blogs. Writing a thought-out response takes time. The opportunity cost of writing comments is not having time to read another entry. So people prefer to read and think about something, without responding. (I admit, I’m thinking of myself, mostly).

]]> By: FIAR http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-773 FIAR Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:17:29 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-773 I type slow. I type slow.

]]> By: Dean's World http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-4416 Dean's World Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:04:31 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-4416 <strong>Thoughts On The Silent Majority</strong> Ron Coleman muses on an interesting question: Why are most internet readers silent? This is a subject I've been contemplating for decades, from ... Thoughts On The Silent Majority

Ron Coleman muses on an interesting question: Why are most internet readers silent?

This is a subject I’ve been contemplating for decades, from …

]]> By: Dean's World http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Dean's World Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:04:31 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-766 <strong>Thoughts On The Silent Majority</strong> Ron Coleman muses on an interesting question: Why are most internet readers silent? This is a subject I've been contemplating for decades, from ... Thoughts On The Silent Majority

Ron Coleman muses on an interesting question: Why are most internet readers silent?

This is a subject I’ve been contemplating for decades, from …

]]> By: Foobarista http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Foobarista Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:03:14 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-770 I don't read blogs often enough to get in juicy, early comments - typically, by the time I'd want to comment, everything has been said and replied to. Why bother being the 50th comment, agreeing with 25 other commenters? Occasionally, I'll have a useful comment about something I know about, but this is relatively rare on things like Dean's World where the topics tend to be either general interest or stuff outside my areas of expertise (Muslim issues, etc). Or the topic is so predictable that I don't need to bother commenting (anthropogenic global warming, for example) where I don't need to bother: the reactions are so predictable as to be not worth reading the comments, much less commenting. I don’t read blogs often enough to get in juicy, early comments – typically, by the time I’d want to comment, everything has been said and replied to. Why bother being the 50th comment, agreeing with 25 other commenters?

Occasionally, I’ll have a useful comment about something I know about, but this is relatively rare on things like Dean’s World where the topics tend to be either general interest or stuff outside my areas of expertise (Muslim issues, etc). Or the topic is so predictable that I don’t need to bother commenting (anthropogenic global warming, for example) where I don’t need to bother: the reactions are so predictable as to be not worth reading the comments, much less commenting.

]]> By: Mike http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Mike Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:17:34 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-774 OK, you're just trolling for comments, aren't you? Guess I took the bait... Happy Patriot's Day! OK, you’re just trolling for comments, aren’t you?

Guess I took the bait…

Happy Patriot’s Day!

]]> By: Matthew http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Matthew Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:43:13 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/16/the-silent-majority/#comment-769 Commenting is a lot of hard work! Commenting is a lot of hard work!

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