Narcissim.....what exactly is the problem???

For those of you resident in the Republic of SA, you'll be familiar with one David Bullard. Part Sunday Times columnist, part car enthusiast among other things, he's generally hysterical and always politically incorrect. I'm a avid fan of his Out to Lunch column purely because the man really says all those awful things many are thinking, and he does it sooooooooooo unapologetically - oh to have to such balls......

But anyway, well, I happened to stumble upon an article he had written for Empire magazine (really great business mag by the way) on blogging and bloggers alike. If I were to say he was scathing, I would be too kind - the man did what he does best - he let rip. I've never laughed so much.
The opening statement to the article was as follows:

"Earlier this year David Bullard incensed the blogosphere by calling its adherents a bunch of drivel-spewing no-hopers who couldn't get laid. The forore resulted in him trying out his own blog, which he has recently dropped as a complete waste of time. He stands by all his original comments."

Avid blogger or not - you have to agree with me - this is a brilliantly articulated insult - you can't help but laugh. I thoroughly enjoyed the article, but I have to add that he sorely missed the point of the whole blogging craze. We're all self-absorbed beings who crave a platform for attention - I see no shame in this whatsoever. My blog allows me to feel like my life, mundane or otherwise is important and interesting. Plainly put, I blog merely to feed my narcissim! I write about....well.. whatever the h*ll I want to write about, and for no fee whatsoever, I'm essentially published to the world! It really doesn't get better than that!

So to Mr Bullard, I say give the "Bullog" another go - and not from the stance of some substantial and significant journalistic effort, but simply because it's just plain and simple pure unadulterated fun.