The Bravery of Sharing Opinions on a Blog

I was listening to the latest ATP member’s special, Our Websites, when I heard Marco’s observation as to why he prefers sharing opinions on a podcast as opposed to sharing opinions on a blog:

In a blog post, I feel like you are coming off much more seriously and matter-of-fact-ly, whereas in a podcast you can kind of hear that this a conversation, this is maybe “you’re shooting out an idea”, kind of “how you feel” about it. It’s a little more casual, a little more forgiving.

I’ve heard Marco share this opinion before, but for some reason it really struck me this time, that I believe the actual issue is that blogs or posts on the internet can sometimes become faceless, leading to more negativity. In my opinion, it’s something that really started with social media and has since become accelerated.