Fluff and Flatulent Chihuahuas
Sometimes I love the fluff and inanity of the internet, other days it drives me insane. Lately I’ve been thinking, if I read one more fluffy, ripped-off, popcorn-flick post titled “10 ways to ace a job interview” or “What Gen-Y Wants” or “5 reasons your business needs social media”, I think my head might explode. I’m not saying all the writing on these topics is bad, just that they are rehashed ad-nauseam and most posts I read add little to the conversation.
Making something into a list and putting a number in front of the title (i.e. X ways to do Y) may make it more accessible, but it does not make it insightful. In the case of some of the career advice, it seems like would-be experts are constantly dangling cheap-tips for better prospects in front of struggling people like a leash in front of an ugly chihuahua with a flatulence problem (have you ever seen an ugly chihuahua?). Please people, lets stop providing fodder for Andrew Keen.
Do ya feel me? Feel free to sound off.
