Study says: Bloggers make good neighbors.

I like many of you reading these words are geeks. More specifically a tech/geek blogger. How geeky we are varies from person to person. But me, given the chance, (and a nice new Core i7 27″ iMac) I’d live in front of my computer. It’s not hard really. The sun is the same as it was thousands of years ago and will continue to be. If I really wanted some fresh air I can always open a window. Taking it to the nth degree, I could always rip up the hardwood in my house and put down some sod to give it that eco/green feel. In all honesty, I get out quite a bit. But the point is, tech bloggers such as myself often get stereotyped as lazy, house dwelling folks who really don’t know what the outside looks like, how to swing a bat etc. Would you believe that we bloggers are actually pretty darn good neighbors? So says a new study by Pew Internet Project.

It turns out that bloggers, if “good”, are actually more chipper than there less talkative counterparts. On one hand this seems startling given how much time we stare at pixels on a screen. On the other, you have to like hearing yourself talk (and think) if you’re to be a blogger — it comes with the job. If you can talk to yourself for ours and provoke deep thoughts and good ‘ol conversation, chances are you could be a pretty decent blogger…

The study goes on to say that even though bloggers and internet junkies are less likely to rely on neighbors for help and a good time, they are more friendly and helpful when these odd outside encounters do happen. Why so? I really don’t know. The study goes into much greater detail so it’s definitely worth a read. The way I see it is that if you blog, you can write. If you can write, you can talk. If you can do all of that, chances are you like sharing your thoughts and ideas — precisely what makes a good, helpful neighbor.

See we’re not really hermits are we…?

*Scurries back to dark corner in basement with a single, solitary light bulb, mini fridge full of energy drinks, hot pocket wrappers on the floor, gadgets strewn about the desk, and an old, sheetless mattress beside to cap it off…

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