Hmmmmmm.
Over the last few weeks, I have begun to feel a complete disconnect with social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. It seems to me that no matter what I post on either, I DO IT WRONG.
That is just how I feel about it, but a case in point is that I asked a question on FB regarding people's opinions on women of a certain age having long hair. This was based on me being told by two different people that now I was 40, and showing a few grey hairs, I should stop having long hair as it's not dignified "once you're old". I don't personally agree with that, I look awful with short hair anyway and I have never seen 40 as old.
Having said all that, I didn't express my personal opinion on the matter as I didn't want to influence people either way, I was just interested in what they thought.
I offended at least 2 of my friends, and I've known both of them for 20 years. They seemed to glean from my question that I was casting doubt on their long hair as they're both in their 50s. Now people are entitled to their feelings and their opinions and I understand I am not responsible for how they choose to react. But they've known me (to coin the dreaded phrase I loathe, 'in real life') for long enough that they should know my character.
Anyhoo. This is just a quick fumbling post before I shoot off to work, but you can probably tell this kept me awake half the night and so I needed to post something.
I have less and less desire to post anything on either of these sites. I feel frustration at myself more than anything as I can't seem to 'get' what I am supposed to say on them. I feel I have an inability to comprehend what they are designed for; or possibly just other people's understanding of what they should be used for. Bizarrely, I find LJ and Tumblr to be safe havens these days. Which is mind-boggling in and of itself.
That is just how I feel about it, but a case in point is that I asked a question on FB regarding people's opinions on women of a certain age having long hair. This was based on me being told by two different people that now I was 40, and showing a few grey hairs, I should stop having long hair as it's not dignified "once you're old". I don't personally agree with that, I look awful with short hair anyway and I have never seen 40 as old.
Having said all that, I didn't express my personal opinion on the matter as I didn't want to influence people either way, I was just interested in what they thought.
I offended at least 2 of my friends, and I've known both of them for 20 years. They seemed to glean from my question that I was casting doubt on their long hair as they're both in their 50s. Now people are entitled to their feelings and their opinions and I understand I am not responsible for how they choose to react. But they've known me (to coin the dreaded phrase I loathe, 'in real life') for long enough that they should know my character.
Anyhoo. This is just a quick fumbling post before I shoot off to work, but you can probably tell this kept me awake half the night and so I needed to post something.
I have less and less desire to post anything on either of these sites. I feel frustration at myself more than anything as I can't seem to 'get' what I am supposed to say on them. I feel I have an inability to comprehend what they are designed for; or possibly just other people's understanding of what they should be used for. Bizarrely, I find LJ and Tumblr to be safe havens these days. Which is mind-boggling in and of itself.