I agree with almost everything you wrote here, and as a blogger, I'm sensitive to the same things you're calling out. I just argued something similar re: 'don't complain if you didn't pay' in an unrelated thread.
I shared a piece of feedback earlier in the thread based on what I saw to be the source of confusion.
I'm not arguing that bloggers have to explain everything to everyone.
I'm not arguing that bloggers have an obligation to cater to the lowest common denominator.
And I'm not arguing that everyone is missing the point.
To bring this back to where I started, in a meta-discussion about people getting confused about the meaning of the words written, the only point I was trying to make was that this is happening for an understandable reason, and this reason goes away entirely with a slight reframing without fundamentally changing anything.
I'm not even arguing that my specific reframing is the best way to do it or that the author must go change anything.
I think my perspective may make more sense if you imagine that I'm trying to understand why people are misunderstanding, and that I find it interesting to explore those reasons. I find this interesting for admittedly selfish reasons: like most bloggers, I want people who care enough to read my stuff to understand the words I write. Discussions like this help clarify where the pitfalls exist.
In a post about writing blog posts, such an exploration seems appropriate.
I shared a piece of feedback earlier in the thread based on what I saw to be the source of confusion.
I'm not arguing that bloggers have to explain everything to everyone.
I'm not arguing that bloggers have an obligation to cater to the lowest common denominator.
And I'm not arguing that everyone is missing the point.
To bring this back to where I started, in a meta-discussion about people getting confused about the meaning of the words written, the only point I was trying to make was that this is happening for an understandable reason, and this reason goes away entirely with a slight reframing without fundamentally changing anything.
I'm not even arguing that my specific reframing is the best way to do it or that the author must go change anything.
I think my perspective may make more sense if you imagine that I'm trying to understand why people are misunderstanding, and that I find it interesting to explore those reasons. I find this interesting for admittedly selfish reasons: like most bloggers, I want people who care enough to read my stuff to understand the words I write. Discussions like this help clarify where the pitfalls exist.
In a post about writing blog posts, such an exploration seems appropriate.