Sorry you're going to get two of these (and the comment on the comment), but I felt my first version was sort of harsh especially since I don't know the original posting. *sigh* this is why I so seldom post and comment - second and third thoughts :).
First of all, I too am glad you're staying here. I really enjoy reading your posts.
Second, Live journal is as real as someone wants it to be. The comment feature like any other version of netiquette or etiquette can be used in more and less appreciated ways. It's social and it's community at heart and can uplift and infuriate (though more often someplace in between).
I have my live journal part of my life, I have my family, I have my friends who go back up to 20 something years of knowing me. I have close friends, acquaintances, and folks I don't even know but either enjoy reading what they write, or maybe seeing them in a coffee house when I stop in. I have other parts of my life which are presently dormant but have considered reawakening. All of these things are important to me for different reasons and I wouldn't want to give any of them up since they fill very different needs I have. This is not to say that it's all happy and uplifting but that's the point, to me. Life is a mix and I'm flying somewhere in the middle.
To me it's all real and it all keeps me whole, both inside and outside of my head.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2008-02-21 12:12 am (UTC)First of all, I too am glad you're staying here. I really enjoy reading your posts.
Second, Live journal is as real as someone wants it to be. The comment feature like any other version of netiquette or etiquette can be used in more and less appreciated ways. It's social and it's community at heart and can uplift and infuriate (though more often someplace in between).
I have my live journal part of my life, I have my family, I have my friends who go back up to 20 something years of knowing me. I have close friends, acquaintances, and folks I don't even know but either enjoy reading what they write, or maybe seeing them in a coffee house when I stop in. I have other parts of my life which are presently dormant but have considered reawakening. All of these things are important to me for different reasons and I wouldn't want to give any of them up since they fill very different needs I have. This is not to say that it's all happy and uplifting but that's the point, to me. Life is a mix and I'm flying somewhere in the middle.
To me it's all real and it all keeps me whole, both inside and outside of my head.
*hugs*