The urge to blog, or why everyone just wants to feel important

The urge to blog is no different than the urge to sing or clap along to the music at a concert.

Isn't that why we love the concert-going experience? Being that close to a band that you love, feeling the music strumming your insides brings you closer to the music, closer to feeling like you are part of the band. It also makes you feel as if you are part of the sound, that people are listening to your noise and are inspired by what they hear.

Blogging is much the same phenomenon. The Internet is an integral part of life. We use it to work, we use it to communicate, we use it to make our lives easier. The Internet has also turned unknowns into cult icons and launched the already-famed into the stratosphere. The Internet is the ultimate rock band, and we want to be a part of it, so we blog. It draws us closer to the limelight, it makes us feel that we have something to say that may inspire others.

But of course, the problem is that - much like in a concert - we are just one of many. How to distinguish one's self? Is it even necessary to distinguish one's self? Perhaps the sound of all those voices, all that noise, mixing together is what makes it all sound so beautiful.

(Minus the ardent supporters of Mariah Carey of course)