just minishorts.

I think we overestimate ourselves.

We think we all can write, and we think we're all right just because we can string together a few words. Oh we think just because we're able to publish these things, and these 'articles', because they're publicly accessible (provided you have an inkling on what 'weblogging' is all about), we're invisible. We think we're important, oh we think we're all very important people, that even though our thoughts are diverse and mostly generalizing, we're supposed to be taken seriously. And so we allow ourselves to grow and expand in our self-consuming egos, conveniently ignoring responsibility, because we think we can.

I think politicians, and important business people, they overestimate us too.

For some reason they give us far more credit that we all should afford ourselves. They make statements about our characters, sweeping ones that somehow find their way to the newstands, printed in 'established' registered press copies. They estimate the number of us, they think we're a legion, when in fact, we're all separated cliques, basking in adoration of our bloated self-esteems. They feed us, they give us credit (even when we don't exactly deserve all these). They tell the people to look at us, think about us. By bestowing unresearched labels upon us, they're according us some kind of undeserved respect, now people see, people look, people think, oh yeah these could be true. You see, in the real world, most people actually believe about 50% of what the politicians say, and then they add more salt and pepper to spice up the remaining 50% so that it becomes extra spicy and delectable to the ears.

It's an interesting situation. Really.

All these statements, I think they give us far too much credit. A note of appreciation to them, because we won't be where we are if not for their efforts in ensuring that people listen. Now we've turned from nobodies into somebodies. All thanks to you.

Generally speaking of course. This is a post of sweeping statements.