To be sure, there is no official diagnosis of death by blogging, and the premature demise of two people obviously does not qualify as an epidemic.
- Matt Richtel in today's NYTimes
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In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop - New York Times
"To be sure, there is no official diagnosis of death by blogging, and the premature demise of two people obviously does not qualify as an epidemic. "
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Methinks this article from the NYTimes is a tad hysterical:
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To be sure.
That said, it would behoove many bloggers to emulate their well-paid, low-stress print-writing journalist forebears. You don't see newspapermen getting all stressed out and keeling over; never have.
OK, and I think I just had a heart attack.
Hmm.
Yeah. Think so.
Been working too hard. That's it.
I had to double check the date on that NYT article while reading. It would have made a perfect April 1 joke. What a ridiculous (pardon) crock of shit. Newsflash: people die.