Steve Gillmor and his gang argue about (and sometimes actually clarify) the pressing technology issues of the day. In following his work the last 6 months or so I am most impressed with how well the man can write. Must run in the family.
His recent Blogosfear InfoRouter post addressed the subject of persisting in doing what you do in this evolving technological domain of ours and thinking you're right while persisting on, despite what others might think or the changes going on around us. The post begins with, "It's amazing how quickly we settle into a notion of what's the right thing to do. Take the crisis over newspaper business models," and ends with, "As Letterman says, waddya want for free. Don't like it, don't read it. Unsubscribe, please. Feel free to blame me." His thoughts were scattered and not very cohesive, but I still enjoy how the man writes. Like this pond scum excerpt:
I suspect the reason they keep coming back for more punishment (theirs and mine) is because they somehow get something from the conversation. It's personal, I think. As one guy said in Scoble's comments, he finds me repulsive. Not stupid, misinformed, a waste of time–any of which are a dealbreaker in my book. You don't get it Gillmor–I just don't like you. I can relate. There have been long stretches of time where I didn't like me either. One thing that cured me of that was having two daughters. Doesn't matter if you're pond scum, you're their pond scum now and you better get off your ass and stop feeling sorry for yourself.