I still think he comes across as a narrow-minded, running scared from New Media relic of a past age. But he is calmer in his interview here for the most part. You can still hear his ire raise when he speaks about blogs and still goes on in the “nasty, mean spirited” vein.
And sure, there are blogs that are nasty and mean spirited. But this blog isn’t and I’d wager that the vast majority of sports blogs aren’t nasty.
Bissinger talks about being passionate about his subject. So am I, and so are other sports bloggers. Our passion for the subject is why we started our blogs. If we’re lucky enough to build an audience and maybe make some money, well then good for us.
Many many things contribute to the dumbing down of our culture. It is not just nasty-mean spirited blogs. But I will admit, switch the subject to Hollywood and I can see his point, Sites like Perez Hilton, the superficial and what would tyler durden do (none of which I will link to as I won’t give them the traffic) are despicable in my opinion. But that subject is one for my Hollywood blog, not my Football blog.
-Your Gridiron Goddess
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5 months ago
Bissinger was essentially correct, even if he was a bit of an ass in making his point.
The internet has had an egalitarian effect on information and with it some great stuff. And some very bad stuff. Anonymous postings allow public discourse to sink to the mean, petty and just plain nasty.
I'm not sure what the answer is or if there is one but Bissinger was right.
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