Wednesday, October 26, 2011
What is your relationship with your reader?
Our relationship is a very complicated one at times. It's like being in a marriage, and every once in a while, one has to compromise their own will and desires to please the other one to just try and maintain a peaceful environment. I normally produce text to be read on an electronic platform, so before I push the publish or post button, I think twice. Is this a topic that will interest my reader? What if it's something that will not agree with his or her convictions? Will they still continue to read the text I produce if they don't see their believes reflected on my text? Sometimes, posts that may be somewhat controversial never see the light, and stay eternally in my draft folder. But sometimes, I just feel like I need to communicate a certain message, without really considering whether my potencial readers agree with it or not. If our 'marriage' can't get over these issues, then we weren't in a healthy relationship to begin with.
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You should always try to publish as much as you can. Yes, some people may not want to read about an issue they are not interested in. Other people may not want to read about a controversial issue. However, what about the people who DO want to read about this matter? We can never please everyone, but there will ALWAYS be people who want to read what you have written (don't doubt your opinions). Just like Jacques Derrida said, don't be afraid.
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