Where have all the writers gone?

For the time being, I am trying to veer away from my usual feeds and read more local blogs. We shall call my reference The List – which is supposedly a comprehensive list of the top bloggers in the Philippines.

How the term “top bloggers” came about is debatable. But that’s another story.

So what is the verdict in almost 4 weeks of reading?

For every 5 bloggers in The List, only 1 of them regularly write original content. The remaining are self-proclaimed curators, whose posts are usually links to other blogs, or worse, publishing someone else’s post in it’s entirety – with an introductory sentence, of course.

There are also a lot of one-paragraph posts whose main objective is to make readers answer their questions/problems.

There are a handful who take the time to write long reviews & articles. You do get a funny feeling how genuine some are, based on the hard sell in their tweets.

And then there are blogs which are like a breath of fresh air. Some might be labeled fluffy, or even eccentric, but they are so unpretentious and unique that you can’t help but dig thru their entire archives.

It’s confusing, this task. But I’m glad I’m doing this I am getting to know the community, albeit from a distant view.

In the meantime, my eyes are open.