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Part of the Bloggers Credo

Steven L. Taylor

“But hey, I just write this blog; for some reason you’re here reading it”–Robert Farley of LGM bemoaning his 2010 prediction record.

I must confess, that basic thought has often run through my head when commenters get angry what I gave written/get and because they think I should have written something else or about some other topic.

(Understand: I am not griping about disagreement, argument, or correction. There are simply some people whose motivations for reading are unclear, shall we say).

4 responses to “Part of the Bloggers Credo”

  1. Dodd Avatar
    Dodd

    I am not griping about disagreement, argument, or correction. There are simply some people whose motivations for reading are unclear, shall we say

    Myself, I think those readers’ motivations are pretty clear. You just have to identify the secondary payoffs they’re getting.

  2. Dave Schuler Avatar
    Dave Schuler

    I notice that Mr. Farley is not self-examining enough to wonder why his predictions were so bad. It’s not as though his predictions were that out there, e.g. predicting an attack of flesh-eating zombies. Is it possible that his judgment is poor?

  3. michael reynolds Avatar
    michael reynolds

    Clever prophets use the obscurity dodge. John of Patmos, Mother Shipton, Malachy O’Morgair, Nostradamus: a really successful prophet is one so vague or so impenetrable that he can never be held to account.

    In that spirit let me just say that:

    The year of two and one and one more, with one position occupied by a zero, will be a year fraught with omens of future events, some of which will freeze the souls of the wise, while others will set an untimely table for the bearded one who comes bearing unusual meat to the holy feast. All the while seven heads will dance with the beast of three hills.

    Take that to the bank. That and the zombie apocalypse.

  4. Mr. Prosser Avatar
    Mr. Prosser

    Michael, you are much too transparent. I say: In that same year the adamant nine of the 52 fourteen thousand steps up shall grasp the hem of the sacred oriflamme.

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