All Chinese blogs are lying.

by xer on 2008-02-26 21:42:10

The Liar Paradox, as stated by the Cretan Epimenides: "All Cretans are liars." This is a self-contradictory infinite logical loop. If all Chinese blogs were lying, then my statement "all Chinese blogs are lying" would itself be a lie; if "all Chinese blogs are lying" were true, then I would be lying (confusing, stay focused, don't get tangled up in it). Saying I'm right or wrong doesn't work... Exactly, you've been hooked!

The blogosphere is not a single school of thought, nor is it divided into sects like the sword and qi factions debating on Mount Hua. Every day, bloggers from various fields express their personal views from their own perspectives and with their own understandings. There is no unified line of thinking in blog opinions, and each blog's perspective is fresh and full of individuality. This is both why we love blogs and what makes them different from traditional media. Traditional media has its own channels and resources, and because of their differing heights of perspective, they often have a unified voice. Blogs, on the other hand, have two nostrils... no, seven orifices expressing viewpoints, even if it's just exhaling through the mouth or releasing odors below, that's still a viewpoint, that's still a voice.