tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post3021909000279765853..comments2024-03-28T09:47:25.719-04:00Comments on Daffey Thoughts: A New Year and a new blogDavid Griffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-628700185778856672023-01-10T07:17:44.234-05:002023-01-10T07:17:44.234-05:00Yep. Again, seeing Dave Armstrong take the plunge...Yep. Again, seeing Dave Armstrong take the plunge was an eye opener. I've seen others go that way, too. Most I could believe, even if I was disappointed when it happened. But I get the feeling, when I listen to my sons talk about their generation, that the kids are teaching the parents how to behave instead of the other way around. And the way we engage with these issues on the Internet is a key reason. Plus, it isn't what it used to be. It used to be that blogs were a place for robust (if at times over the top) debate. Not so much anymore. There are still some who allow for robust debate (Donald McClarey, Rod Dreher, I try), but increasingly it's same thinking people high-fiving each other on being brilliant unlike those types, while banning and blocking everyone else. It's just a question of cost and reward. Is it worth doing what my younger, saner self knew not to do for a situation that is yielding the fruits that we're seeing. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-89373642016149143922023-01-09T13:45:30.357-05:002023-01-09T13:45:30.357-05:00I appreciate this post so much! Years ago when I w...I appreciate this post so much! Years ago when I was a young mom, it seemed everyone I knew was starting blogs and interacting between them. It was super enticing to do something that would draw validation or affirmation in a season of life with no so much of that on a daily basis. But when I prayed about it I always came up with the same thing: it would ruin me as a person, and I would have to exploit my family to do it. It was kind of hard to choose not to jump on the bandwagon at the time but over the years I am SO grateful I didn’t. <br />I have seen it end up being a bad thing for many people, good people, their families, and their faith. I’ve said it before here that I’ve often thought it would be best for some people to give up their platforms for the sake of the greater good of their families and their faith. So kudos to you for choosing the better path! <br />On a smaller level I have the same issues with social media. The tension is difficult at times but I keep a presence there for several reasons, though it has diminished over the years. <br />The state of the world, and even our nation, is so bad it’s almost comical. Culture needs to be entirely rebuilt. But that only comes through attention to faith and family. Less talking about it and more living it. And, thanks be to God, it seems a growing number of people on the local levels seem to be choosing just that. Bernadettenoreply@blogger.com