Opinionated

A few days ago a friend of mine, Nicole Conard, made an astute observation when speaking with another aquaintance by sharing, “Ben always has an opinion, you just have to ask for it.”  My work in graduate school has commonly been described as “expository, but not quite critical enough.”  One of the hallmarks of the blogosphere is to share useful information yes, but in many instances to engage in the constructive task of critique and dialogue–an intense back and forth intended to persuade, exhort, encourage, or further a particular perspective.

 I enter into this arena tentatively, but as a writer, thinker, and future scholar (if all goes well), is there a better way to engage with others than to step forward into this cybernetic realm of give and take?  Perhaps, perhaps not.