I kind of like what the term "Bitchmeme" has evolved into. Most of the time it's not quite so serious, it's just a way to explain everyone talking themselves in circles about something rather silly. But there is and always has been something more meaningful behind it: the absurdity of bloggers constantly bitching about other bloggers and the way they do things.

I'm not going to give any examples because that would just turn this post into bitching about other bloggers too, and there really is nothing specific I have in mind here, but I think most of you will know what I mean. There are a lot of examples out there.

I see people left and right complaining about the way one site does things, or who writes what. Then we have those who try to tell others what they should write, and what's worthy of a post or story. It's all nonsense.

In my opinion the sheer act of bitching about what someone else is doing, whether that be in a post or in a comment or via Twitter or FriendFeed, etc, is far worse than whatever the supposed infraction was. The bitching party also has to realize that while they may not find whatever it is they are bitching about of use, someone else might.

And really, even if no one else in the world does, who cares? Why bitch?

I think of the scene in Fight Club where Brad Pitt is arguing with Ed Norton in a diner trying to explain that his material life is stupid. Then Pitt just stops and says "Do what you like, man."

Everyone should do what they like. Who is anyone to try and dictate what someone else does? If you don't like the way an author writes or the way a site runs things, don't read it. No one is forcing you to. If you think Techmeme is an echo chamber (the subject of the initial Bitchmeme post), don't read it. No one is forcing you to.

These posts and comments that offer nothing but to bitch and attempt to instill their beliefs - they're tiresome. They do little but distract from any kind of real conversation about an actual topic. Instead people get all worked up about what that person is saying and a Bitchmeme is born.

I really don't want to see Bitchmeme evolve into a full-fledged Bitchosphere.