Are Blogs Dead?

With the popularity of Facebook and the rest of the social media outlets that captures everyone's attention, it's easy to overlook a blog.  But I keep writing here because my long though processes aren't for Facebook posts.  For me, Facebook seems to be a "look at me" type page.  I can get a glimpse into the lives of everyone in my family in just a few scrolls on my phone.  But it's just that - a brief glimpse.  Oh look, she had dinner in a restaurant!   Ahhh, how big my nephew is getting!  It's simplistic, and updated enough for most people.

But I think most people who love to write, enjoy sharing more than the latest "look at me" post, still write on some kind of journaling or blogging site.  I tried Tweeting -- but found condensing a topic into 140 characters was difficult.  Plus, most of the ppl I follow on Twitter were just as busy posting pix as they were sharing thoughts.

Have we lost the art of communication?

Sure, a picture is worth a thousand words, they say.  And to a point, I would agree.  But learning someone's thoughts, their reasons behind a photo ..... now there's something else that sets me on edge.  Someone will post a fabulous picture, or something creative, and all I can think is "well, it's good, but tell me the reason behind the photo!"   I share on Instagram, but always write some kind of blurb as to the reason for the picture.  If it's a picture of a cactus bloom, I might include the name of the cactus, just so folks will have something to learn rather than stating the obvious.

But the bottom line for all of my writing in a blog is geared toward future generations.  Right now my kids are in their 30s (O. M. G. are they really that old already????)  and there will come a time when they may wonder about having something explained.  For me, it was discovering that my long beautiful curls were chopped off into a short boyish haircut in the 2nd or 3rd grade.  I asked my Mom why it got cut off?   And she can't remember why.  Some of our old family photos are like that as well:  Mom, Who's that??   Hmmm, I can't remember.  Or she may remember a detail like "they drove a green Cadillac for the longest time..."  and still can't remember their names, or where they met.  lol

I'm sure my grandparents on either side didn't think people would be interested in what life was like for them, or the reasons that things happened the way they did, but yeah, we all like to look back and be "in the know".  

I think future generations are going to lose some of the continuity that my generation grew up with.  My parents are still in the house they bought in 1966.  Talk about continuity!  But these days, with career moves and strategic moves out of necessity, there's less and less continuity.  Maybe a few extra words written here will help my children, grandchildren or even great grandchildren some day :)