Bradley refused to make a WordPress account, so I’ll just be publishing this under me, but as you’ll see, I wouldn’t be so keen on writing the next few lines…
Peter sucks. Not too hard, but a little bit, yes. Just like one of the first comments on this blog, his writing is ‘a particular brand of musing’. Naturally, there’s nothing wrong with that, but if you actually look just beneath the surface, you can see that most of the things he comes up with are not very original. Let us take an example from not-so-bygone ages.
I believe it was one of his Top 10 entries which was called ‘Baby’s Got A Secret (Society)’. With a little research, it is not too difficult to find out that the words outside the parentheses are actually taken from a 1994 Madonna song (Secret). I myself would have surely been able to come up with a better title, and I don’t consider myself quite a poor writer. And if you bother to check up other titles, you’ll see that Peter really doesn’t try to hide obvious references to Madonna and her work.
In addition, many of Peter’s politically-themed articles are quite superficial. I admit they have a point, but the reason for oversimplification is unclear, it might be his unwillingness to do thorough research or just a way to reinforce his standpoint (which seems very Micheal Moore like, and we should expect more from someone who pretends to have an open mind). I believe that Peter even said that he does not want to comment on politics, because he’s aware of his lack of insight, so why begin?
But then again, not all he writes is so bad. Sure, the pieces are mostly rather short and often not all that well written, but most of them are fun, and some might even make you think. Not making any further statements about quality, one must admit that blog, as a medium, cannot be taken too seriously. It would destroy its quirkiness and personality. So even if you are as bad a Peter (no offense meant), keep on writing and enjoying the ride.
BSJ
