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Pinoy Bloggers And Their Stupid Crab Mentality

May 7, 2008

For Filipinos, crab mentality describes a way of thinking best described by the phrase….“if i can’t have it, neither can you”. It’s a metaphor referring to crabs in a bucket in which, one of them struggles to get to the top but instead is being pulled down by other crabs that are also trying to get to the top.

Now, some may think crab mentality is normal as it implies healthy competition between people. Which is in fact, completely normal. But in more ways than one, it is more destructive than normal, especially if you unintentionally outdo another at the other’s expense. A sad reality it is, as it shows lack of unity among us Pinoys.

I, myself have experienced being ignored and denied by a fellow Pinoy blogger. You know, starting out as a newbie in the blogosphere is a struggle and one of the first few things you wanted to accomplish is gain new friends. One day I was dropping Entrecard and I discovered this Pinoy blogger who is also in the field of online money making. I admired his blog in many ways as his site was very informative and useful. I posted a comment on one of his entries and then I politely introduced myself as a fellow Pinoy blogger asking to trade links with him. You know, he didn’t respond with anything. A perfect example of crab mentality in full effect. I would have appreciated if he told me, “Hi there kababayan! I’m sorry but you have to make enough posts for your link to be featured here.” Then at least I know he’s being real. But I got no response, and not being kind to your fellow bloggers is the fastest way for you to lose potential subscribers.

Not only in the blogosphere can we witness our crab mentality. I have seen several comments from Pinoys over at YouTube flaming each other because of some lame topic that they don’t agree upon. And it doesn’t stop there. When you check out MySpace, you can see some Pinoys in Filipino discussion groups hating on each other back and forth over small and senseless crap. It makes me sad to know that we Pinoys can’t unite when in fact we are the ones who authored our most admired trait which is Bayanihan. What an irony!

It’s pretty obvious that a lot of people have pointed out the lack of unity among us Filipinos and the tendency to pull down one another is one of the factors why our country is not moving ahead economically.

Now, my experience above doesn’t generalize that all Filipino bloggers have crab mentality. I have met some Pinoys who give a damn regardless if they’re going to benefit from the effort they put in to connect with you. Like Ric from Iloilo who runs Blog with Ric who I’m going to give a link love here and also this Filipino engineer from Batangas and his blog Humane Blogging Tips who gave me a good recommendation in my Entrecard page. In return, I paid it forward by giving him an equally good recommendation. And props to kimsan and her blog My First One Million Pesos for including PinoyRak in her Link Friends without me asking for it, so I did the same for her and I gained a new friend in the blogosphere. I also met some bloggers from other countries who’ve been kind enough to show some love. So, props to Querblogger from Germany and his Making Money Experiment who gave room for my link without any second thoughts. Also I would like to give props to the guys over at PinoyBlogosphere for uniting Pinoy bloggers.

You see blogging is a two-way street. Give and you shall receive. This is a call to Pinoy bloggers out there to put a stop to Crab Mentality. Now let’s do a little experiment. I want to know if you’re a crab or not. If you’re a Pinoy blogger and you’re reading this, make your presence felt and drop a comment here. I would love to hear from you.

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Written by charismaborn · Filed Under Blogging, Notable Posts, Opinion, Personal, Uncategorized 

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8 Responses to “Pinoy Bloggers And Their Stupid Crab Mentality”

  1. Make Money Online with Homebizseo on May 7th, 2008 1:22 pm

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  2. FINCH on May 7th, 2008 4:45 pm

    social stigma . too bad.

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  5. JC John SESE Cuneta on May 9th, 2008 2:12 am

    I posted a comment on one of his entries and then I politely introduced myself as a fellow Pinoy blogger asking to trade links with him. You know, he didn’t respond with anything. A perfect example of crab mentality in full effect. I would have appreciated if he told me….

    Hi,

    Not replying back is not synonymous to being “crab mentality” my friend. There are countless of reasons why the blog owner(s) did not respond back, but regardless of their reason, do not easily pass judgment on them and brand them as “crabs”.

    It seems all this started from that, which is no different from the MySpace group you were referring to - emotional outburst. It’s human nature to expect, but in today’s *ehemm* “Web2.0″ generation, do not expect anything at all.

    For example, by challenging your readers if they are a crab or not by replying or not replying:

    I want to know if you’re a crab or not. If you’re a Pinoy blogger and you’re reading this, make your presence felt and drop a comment here. I would love to hear from you.

    You should expect no one to reply. Your challenge is in itself a “trap”. I could have thousands of reasons for not being able to reply to you, or for choosing not to reply at all, but that doesn’t mean I’m a crab.

    No offense kababayan, but your first example and your challenge does not equate to crab mentality.

    But hey, that’s okay. Many Filipinos know your frustration, just that, don’t expect anything in return, that’s Web 2.0 for ya.

    Just move on. There are 6.5billion people in the world that you can tap ;) Today, it isn’t about Filipinos, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Americans, Aussies, Kiwis, anymore, it is about regionalism.

    If they dont want to join, leave them be. Go to your next neighbor and maybe s/he will be interested in your endeavors. :)

    God Bless and Mabuhay!

    PS
    Filipinos are not the worst crab-mentality race in the world ;) I dare not say it lest I want to start a public stunt ;p

    So don’t look down on your own race too much, and dont stereotype the Filipino people. We’re far better than the other races (who btw, themselves admit).

  6. charismaborn on May 9th, 2008 5:02 pm

    Thanks for your comments bro.

    I’m not expecting anything in return my friend. Since that incident I learned to be more cautious. If no one replied to this post I wouldn’t have gave a damn. LOL. If I made another post like, “It’s True You’re All a Bunch of Crabs”. Then I was expecting something.LOL. A few have took that line emotionally that’s why they’d be a little sensitive about it. LMAO. If you don’t want to reply then fine, it’s not like the rest of my life depends on it if you don’t. I have a life outside the sphere.

    A lot of other bloggers have read this post only a few replied and didn’t took that line sensitively. Did I bugged them for that? LOL. Modesty aside, I do charity work for orphans every year and I put out effort and resources for that without expecting anything in return. Do you think I’d take this one post seriously and expect anything from it. LOL. And with that I’m accused of looking down on my own race. You can tell me that when I’m not doing my part to make a small change. LMAO.

    Thank you my friend for taking time to comment here. I appreciate your time. It was great. You had me rolling. ;)

    My best regards,
    charismaborn

  7. bob on May 10th, 2008 3:39 am

    You overreacted. Just because that blogger didn’t reply doesn’t mean it’s a case of crab mentality. He may be considering your offer, or planning to link you up the next time he updated his template then inform you after he has linked you up, or he may just be busy. Not everything revolves around you, you know.

    It’s a nice practice to respond to comments on your blog posts, but check out other blogs then perhaps you’ll notice that most of the bigger bloggers have no time to respond to all comments/emails because they’re busy.

    So stop being a whiny baby and just get over it.

  8. Rica on May 21st, 2008 3:23 am

    STARMOMETER is run by the BIGGEST egocentric with crab mentality. Lots of people tried to trade links with the homosexual who runs the website, and he didn’t want to trade links with most sites because he’s afraid of the competition. He’s pathetic.

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