Generally speaking, nothing irritates this monkey more than bloggers talking about bloggers – be they Irish, Italian, or otherwise. Having said that, the latest post on Alessandro Longo‘s excellent blog is worth sharing.

Talking about the debate as to whether blogging – specifically in an Italian context – can become a profession, Longo draws attention to the Barriera Italica, an iron curtain that skirts the Alps preventing the growth of new forms of employment that don’t fit into the rigid and bureaucratic Italian system.

Longo is a freelance writer, who writes with intelligence and insight on technology. Meeting an old teacher, he was asked what he does for a living. He explains that he writes as a freelancer, also publishing online. His philosophy teacher responds: “and what about work?”

Ba-da-boom…