Reasons for the popularity of blogs

In traditional society, information flows vertically, and the information obtained by the people is screened and filtered at different levels. In China, because the media is strictly controlled, information is shaped, distorted and filtered, and people's access to information is explicitly or implicitly prohibited. The shielding and distortion of information has produced extremely serious negative consequences for the public's mind, and it is also a contempt for people's rights. Wen/Duan Zhongyang

The appearance of Blog and Weibo constantly squeezes the vertical way of information flow, making it possible for information to flow in parallel. Instant and instant information transmission can minimize the possibility of screening, filtering and reshaping public power, make it possible for people to identify the truth and falsehood of information independently, and make it possible for democratic society and civil society to grow.

Weibo is widely concerned and sought after, one of the major reasons lies in its "pan-entertainment" tendency. The popularity of Weibo has led to the trend of "entertainment for all" in our society.

In China society, the individuality of China people has been suppressed for a long time, and the over-emphasis on the collective has also painted the individual into a similar plane. The social discourse system is forcibly set from top to bottom, and individual social expression cannot deviate from it, so China's society has been in a "harmonious" state for a long time. The expression of personal opinions is covered up by official ideology, and individuals are collectively aphasia.

Just like Hannah? Arendt said that the biggest violence is to shut people up and deprive individuals or certain groups of their right to speak. The significance of Weibo's popularity lies in providing a platform for people to express themselves. More importantly, it shows that China people's right to speak can be regained.

Weibo catered to the trend of individual subjectivity liberation in modern society, and provided a suitable stage for almost everyone in the society to publicize their individuality and affirm their own existence. Supported by advanced science and technology, Weibo coincides with the individual's time psychology of emphasizing self-will. Compared with previous popular blogs, Weibo expressed his feelings, opinions and opinions at this moment more instantly and instantaneously with limited words, regardless of the constraints of the rules of expression on self-expression, such as whether the logic is meticulous or not, and whether the argument is reasonable or not, which actually exchanged the right of expression deprived by the "rules" to the public. Duan Zhongyang believes that Weibo's influence on the traditional pattern of public opinion in China will continue to increase in the future.

As we all know, the rise of Weibo is inevitable. In fact, because of its simplicity, almost everyone can participate in Weibo. Just like when short messages were popular, they became popular inadvertently. In my opinion, information is a kind of power, especially in the information age.