Shared reality

— Steven Den Beste’s common-sense observation that bloggers link blogs they like has the Font Kiddiez’ knickers in a bunch. See this pretentious crap:

SDB suggests that webloggers cluster themselves into like-minded groups, and cross-link accordingly. Disagreements (including here) are what he calls “religious” in nature: “A-list” vs. warblogger, “E/N” vs. “A-list”, etc. Does Steve’s structuralist argument hold up? Are his characterizations fair or accurate? Do you slot yourself into a group? Are the blogs you link to in a similar vein as yours?

Later on in the comments they get huffy about some of my trollish remarks on the content-free faux pioneers of the blogosphere. It’s actually kind of funny, in sad sort of a way, especially the calls for MetaFiltration Unity.