It is said that philosophers "live in ivory towers" trying to answer humanity's toughest questions while everyone else is busy at work in the real world. There is not anything inherently wrong with philosophizing. There is not anything inherently wrong with living in an ivory tower either. What is wrong is living in that ivory tower and never coming out.
There is a 21st century parallel with the phrase at hand. The parallel is as follows: there are many philosophers called "bloggers" who "live in ivory towers" trying to answer humanity's toughest questions while everyone else is busy at work in the real world. And just like philosophizing, there is nothing inherently wrong with blogging. There isn't even anything wrong with blogging inside the depths of your dorm room or wherever you choose to go with your laptop. What is wrong is when you refuse to step out into the real world and practice what you preach.
"Lord, may this never describe me."
So, in the words of our friend Big Black from MTV: "Do work!"
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