Microbitching: blogging complaints in 300 characters or less


The internet has another place for you to vent your grievances, if Facebook, Twitter or FML are sick of listening to you.

BossBitching.com has re-launched as The Bitching Network, with separate channels for whining about work, life or “tabloid”- a category to complain about the annoying antics of celebrities. This particular outlet can come in handy to those who have to put on a cheerful, optimistic or just generally professional face for places like Facebook or Twitter. And if your best friend or boss is your Facebook friend or Twitter follower, you can tell the world how they’re getting on your tits. Anonymously, of course.

What’s the point, you may ask? The Signals vs. Noise blog discussed the benefits of bitching on the internet:

It sucks. It blows. It’s useless. It’s too expensive. It feels too cheap. It doesn’t do enough. It’s too complex. They don’t care.

Bitching is such a succinct form of expression. It doesn’t require or usually entail deep analysis. It’s the easiest way to write something “interesting”. Readers flock to controversy, dissent, and drama. The words of bitching are short and carry plenty of punch for that drama.

Like bitching in real life, it’s much more fun to give than receive, but you can interact by voting “agree,” “disagree” or “stop complaining.” And in and of itself, bitching about some stranger’s random internet whining might be satisfying, too. Who doesn’t like telling a stranger to STFU?

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