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brevity and reaction yet even in these shorter formats we find the same drive toward sharing ideas what we might call the publication of the self recent events and the cultural role of new media take for example the recent european elections of 2024 which saw intense polarization and lively online debates independent blogs social media accounts run by journalists intellectuals or everyday citizens offered alternative viewpoints often challenging the official narratives presented by mainstream media in some cases these digital spaces brought attention to underrepresented issues like youth voter abstention or the role of artificial intelligence in political communication or consider the war in ukraine where blogs by geopolitical analysts and on the ground reporters have helped inform public opinion about aspects that might otherwise have been overlooked while social media can indeed be tools of propaganda or disinformation it s undeniable that they also make valuable cultural contributions by diversifying sources and stimulating critical thinking the challenge of quality and critical thinking of course not everything about the digital world is golden it s also a realm filled with superficiality fake news and toxic dynamics and here we return once again to montaigne who wrote in his essays i do not teach i tell a story a simple yet powerful phrase montaigne never positioned himself as an absolute authority but as a man who through writing en chair et en os in flesh and blood shared his doubts with others perhaps this is the most important lesson for today s digital world not to replace complexity with slogans not to give in to the temptation of always being right but to cultivate doubt and curiosity blogs and social media can indeed be extraordinary tools for cultural growth but only if used critically if writers take responsibility for researching arguing their points and respecting complexity and if readers exercise both the right and the duty to verify compare and dig deeper a new public sphere in this sense blogs and social media are reshaping what the philosopher jürgen habermas once called the public sphere it s no longer a one way space where a few speak and many listen instead it s an arena where anyone can participate true this creates chaos an overabundance of voices and sometimes confusion but it also offers everyone the chance to contribute to collective culture breaking through geographical social and even linguistic barriers this is why comparing today s digital world with montaigne isn t merely an intellectual game the man who wrote to understand himself and share his thoughts four centuries ago was already anticipating the fundamental dynamic of the digital world the construction of public opinion through personal storytelling umberto eco once said of his own books that they were a fabric of texts a book made of books the same is true of montaigne and today of the internet itself blogs and social media are in fact an endless conversation made up of cross references quotes links and comments a collective weaving of texts images and ideas where each piece of content generates new content in turn in a passage from his essays montaigne pushes his reflections on reality so far that he ventures into what we might now call a metaphysics of blogging offering contemporary people yet another of his extraordinary lessons i cannot keep my subject still it goes along befuddled and staggering with a natural drunkenness i take it as it is at the moment when it interests me i do not describe the being i describe the passage i must adapt my story to the moment i could change soon not only in condition but also in intentions it s a record of various and shifting events and uncertain ideas and sometimes contradictory ones whether because i myself am different or because i view things from different aspects and perspectives so much so that i may perhaps contradict myself but i never contradict the truth as demades said if my soul could settle i would not be testing myself i would be resolved it is always in training and on trial in much the same way we could say online communication moves in countless directions with scattered fragments connecting and transforming yet amid this apparent chaos lies a profound value the possibility of surfacing new perspectives personal experiences and micro stories that enrich our collective culture ultimately blogs and social media are powerful tools for the cultural growth of public opinion but only if they serve as spaces for genuine dialogue rather than megaphones for shouted certainties and montaigne reminds us that the true driving force of culture is curiosity doubt and the courage to expose ourselves without pretending always to be right if the 16th century witnessed the birth of montaigne s essays our age has multiplied those voices a thousandfold it s up to us readers and writers alike to ensure that this incredible wealth doesn t turn into mere noise but remains the lifeblood for cultural and existential growth for all posted by s r piccoli a 12 22 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest etichette bloggers social media february 2 2025 trump s hat tip to citizen journalism my latest on american thinker it s taken a republican administration to change the crumbling media status quo in washington the news that the white house is rolling out a new policy allowing opportunities for so called new media outlets independent journalists bloggers podcasters content creators etc to ask questions during press briefings marks a significant turning point in the history of journalism white house press secretary karoline leavitt announced the move during her first briefing on tuesday we welcome independent journalists podcasters and social media influencers she said millions of americans particularly young people have shifted away from traditional television and newspapers to consume news through podcasts blogs social media and other independent platforms it is crucial for our team to share president trump s message widely and adapt the white house to the evolving media landscape of 2025 first and foremost the decision is nothing more than the official recognition of something that had already been in place for some time it s called citizen journalism a term that refers to the collection reporting and dissemination of news and information by ordinary people rather than professional journalists it empowers individuals to play an active role in the news gathering process often using digital tools and platforms like social media blogs and video sharing websites although citizen journalism is a relatively modern term the concept has existed for centuries ordinary people have always shared news through word of mouth letters or pamphlets for example during the american revolution pamphlets like thomas paine s common sense were a form of citizen driven communication as we all know especially those who are not so young the advent of the internet in the 1990s and the proliferation of digital tools in the 2000s revolutionized citizen journalism platforms like blogs and forums and social media sites like twitter facebook instagram and youtube allowed individuals to share news and opinions widely they become hubs for citizen journalism especially during crises or protests in summary citizen journalism has transformed how news is created and consumed making it more participatory and decentralized although it has its challenges it has become an essential part of the modern media landscape read more trump s hat tip to citizen journalism posted by s r piccoli a 10 41 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest etichette america bloggers informazione social media us politics february 19 2021 my new book is out and available on amazon dear readers here we go again a new book is born a few weeks ago when all the chapters were already written i just had to write the introduction to outline the purpose goals and contents of the book which at least as regards the contents was not an easy task at all since this is a book that ranges across a vast array of topics and subjects yet i was well aware that the contents are not what matters most to some extent they are just a chance and an opportunity what matters most is what certain events facts issues thoughts and feelings can teach us about ourselves life and the world around us i d say that this book is a dialogue with myself about my understanding of and relationship with life itself existential political and philosophical issues which are frequently recurrent in the book are functional to wider self knowledge and self understanding but this is not a philosophical book despite the many philosophical issues that crowd its pages nor is it a political one despite the seven subchapters devoted to the trump era and its implications in the political social cultural and economic life in the u s and elsewhere let s put it this way to me it is always like this in people s lives the idea is to always go forward to progress toward an ever better condition and it is right that it should be so but reality rarely matches the initial vision exactly and often it marches in the opposite direction contrary to popular belief in our times many never stop unlearning nor do they give up rising in the hierarchy of what is contrary to the good the beautiful the just or simply the reasonable ours are times of intellectual chaos and moral relativism if not nihilism and everything seems on the verge of falling apart as the events of the recent past in the u s and elsewhere in case it was needed have abundantly shown by the way while i was writing the introduction thousands of president donald trump s ardent supporters violently were storming the u s capitol building prompting evacuations injuries and arrests the whole story of covid 19 fits perfectly into this context to the point of becoming at least in my mind an effective metaphor of the zeitgeist which is interwoven with individual and collective pursuits aspirations and ambitions that are so very often ill conceived short sighted and based on false premises yet such an upside down world is nevertheless our one and only world and it is well worth fighting for in spite of everything in a small way and to some extent blessed are the free in spirit a journal in complicated times is my contribution to the fight like my previous book blessed are the contrarians diary of a journey through interesting times this one is a kind of diary of a journey through our time politics culture lifestyles worldviews etc and back home again where home stands for a deep sentiment of belonging to our own free and indomitable spirit which is much stronger than the spirit of our times however powerful and attractive it may be moreover in this book as in blessed are the contrarians i have selected some of the articles posted on my blog over the last few years those most suitable for this traditional mode of communication in other words blessed are the free in spirit is somehow none other than part two of blessed are the contrarians but with a couple of differences the first being that in this book the journal entries are arranged in chronological order from most recent to oldest as well as by subject matter the second is that the author is no longer exactly the same person he was when the first book came out in 2012 this for the simple reason that time never passes in vain as heraclitus said you cannot step into the same river twice the water in the river is never the same it is constantly moving so the river is never the same river twice one word on the title of the book a free spirited person can be many different things even at least apparently opposed to one another rather than harmonious or compatible because their heart is their compass and heart has no boundaries or rules imposed from outside when they are religious they tend to focus on the innermost teachings and truths of their religious faith rather than the letter of the scriptures and therefore they re often if not always on the verge of heresy they do not dwell on the past but resist a progress built on the destruction of traditions that go back many centuries and of the systematic denial of our history and civilization they are fiercely independent but can still develop a close emotional bond with those who provide for them and look to others for protection they deeply care about their beliefs and what they feel strongly about but seem to not worry at all except the bare minimum about normal stuff like money career success etc free spirited people are the salt of the earth they are not restful persons you never relax with these people they are inspiring and thought provoking challenging and uplifting men and women at their best they are contrarians in the best sense of the word and so they are somehow a step ahead of those to whom i dedicated my previous book some time ago i stumbled upon an excellent definition of that blessed kind of person a free spirit is not bound by this that matter materialism or opinion they sing dance and flow on the wind for they are at one with it they are nothing and everything void and expanse even space and time do not confine or define them for they are pure energy itself rasheed ogunlaru with that being said please note that free spirited does not mean self referential solipsistic or selfish quite the contrary it s because they are deeply in love with life humanity poetry music dance theater writing and so many other things that free spirited people are what they are if they flow on the wind it s because they are at one with it if they are self confident it s because they have faith in life as the french say tout se tient everything fits freedom itself is not an absolute not an either or proposition but a set of relations possibilities mixed with actualities likewise freedom of spirit which is the quintessence of human nature is basically the fruit of a compromise a miracle of balance and elegance ultimately free spirited people cannot but be the result of a coincidentia oppositorum the coincidence of opposites as the most elegant of essayists and a living miracle of balance and intellectual like michel de montaigne once said one may be humble out of pride which is certainly not a good thing but what if we apply the same scheme in positive rather than in negative terms well let s say for instance that one may be cheerful ironic out of seriousness easy going out of severity naive out of sophistication and so on hence montaigne s writing en chair et en os in the flesh as well as the imperceptibly subversive turns of his sentences and the slyly ironic tone that often creeps into his essays that s what free spirited people are made up of and why they are the salt of the earth by invoking blessings on the free in spirit i m trying to express the feeling i feel 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