Whenever I log in now, I get a screen telling me to switch to "Blogger in Beta." Despite multiple attempts to go directly to my dashboard (which is where I manage my blog), it returns me to the same site. I finally went to their help file to find out how to avoid it, and found out that they're eventually going to require that everyone switch over. Why? It seems that Blogspot has signed some sort of strategic partnership deal with Google.
I used to like Google, back when they were still a small company and not established yet. But they've been getting increasingly commercialized as of late. This is just the latest annoyance. Why the hell can't these people leave us in peace and let us do as we please? Nevermind, rhetorical question.
The day the internet, and the web in particular, got popular was the beginning of the end for it as a revolutionary communication medium. It has become just one more means for large corporations to reach us with their advertisements and entice us to buy something we'll never need, likely can't afford, and wouldn't want if it weren't for them constantly shouting at us that we do. And it's not just large corporations, either. Unsolicited junk e-mail, aka spam, has become an increasing problem. Why the hell would I want to buy herbal viagra? I have enough trouble putting food on my table without worrying about spending money on sex-enhancing drugs. What part of no don't these people get?
Anyway, back to Blogspot: I really wish they would scuttle the whole idea and just provide a place to blog. I have no interest in any of the services Google will be offering. They will never be of any use to me.
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