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John Naughton on Dave Winer and the Blogosphere
John Naughton, on The Guardian:
So Dave was present at the creation of some cool stuff, but it was blogging that brought him to a wider public. “Some people were born to play country music,” he wrote at one stage. “I was born to blog. At the beginning of blogging I thought everyone would be a blogger. I was wrong. Most people don’t have the impulse to say what they think.”
This got to me. The possibilities of sharing long-form text content that exists an equal link away from anyone as any established publications has always been part of the promise of the web. But most with internet access do not take advantage of it.
Dave was the exact opposite. He was (and remains) articulate and forthright. His formidable record as a tech innovator meant that he couldn’t be written off as a crank. The fact that he was financially secure meant that he didn’t have to suck up to anyone: he could speak his mind.
What Dave Winer says, I listen.