Comments on: Not That I’m a Misanthrope, But I Don’t Have Time for Chit-Chat

By: Fredric Koeppel

Fredric Koeppel — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:09:22 +0000

Winebroad: Ha, I know what you mean. In a way our blogs are our diaries, though in a narrow sense.

By: winebroad

winebroad — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:21:46 +0000

It’s like you’ve been reading my diary–if I had time to write one.

By: Terry Hughes

Terry Hughes — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:24:37 +0000

I’ll add my 2 cents. It’s overload time with social networks and blogs. I don’t have the time or the inclination to read as many as I used to, and I kind of don’t want to get involved in — sucked into — them. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the phenomenon, it’s just that you feel you’ve stepped into an alternate reality sometimes.

To be really topical, it’s like the strange world of political punditry vs. the real world where the citizens live and observe their “leaders” in action. Often there’s very little relation between the two. That’s a problem for everybody.

By: David Strange

David Strange — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:59:40 +0000

I have found myself spending less time in wine-related internet forums over the years. I prefer the freedom of writing on my own sites so I can write what I want without having to follow other people’s rules.

I also feel that I would like the copyright of my posts to remain with me, and not have to rely on other people to keep by posts backed up and in a secure manner.

By: Thomas Pellechia

Thomas Pellechia — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:59:51 +0000

Fredric,

We must be kindred souls, right down to the piano, although I don’t take lessons–just play.

I’m not only amazed that people find so much time to chat about wine online, but many do it on multiple sites. I know this, because part of my job is to scan the sites for information, and I admit that I get sucked into “conversations” more than I have time to do so.

Like you, however, I am shunning all new offers to join: need sleep.