Why write a blog?

Because I can. Because it is an outlet, a release, just like status updates or tweets or 'the blow my brains out' memes. The internet has provided us with a gigantic garbage disposer that compacts and recycles the cumulative cognitive surplus that our generation is blessed (or cursed) with, and ensures that every thought, feeling or singularly unremarkable and humdrum events of our pathetic lives can be broadcast, nay, inflicted upon the world by the lightest click of a button. A decade ago, the choices this cognitive surplus provided us with were to kill our intellect, slowly and painfully in front of the telly-the poison of choice being the sitcom- or to indulge in a hobby which, as trivial as it might be, still taught some valuable principles. But the internet has brought us centerstage with a population of billions to tease or torture or bore to death. Now I could've chosen 'lolcats' as my weapon of mass destruction of brain cells or created a troll face meme, or even uploaded and forwarded sleazy mms's. Unfortunately, I just can't bring myself to it. The internet is for pornography, and not just sexual. It is the pornographic equivalent of baring yourself and your libidinous Id which honestly, has been repressed for a reason. But the internet has unleashed the Id to violently vomit all that was suppressed. Now to be clear, I abhor any form of the censor, and even though it pains me to quote another on my very first blog post, I must admit that I couldn't have done better than the words attributed to the indomitable Voltaire,

"I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

However, to be frank, I tire of this defense. I have read enough bile, hyperbole, vitriol and grandiose descriptions of mundane events from my fellow mammals that finally, the voice in my head said, "Why should I not partake in this orgy?" I have suppressed my gag reflex for far too long and it is my turn to hurl. Therefore I shall rave and rant and agree to disagree, shock and bore, amuse and infuriate and incite and inspire (who am I kidding) simply because I can. By the lightest click of a button that promises to publish.