Ramblings of an inane mind...

[cyron]

I was reading through the Whirlpool forums today, and one of the threads was on whether or not people blogged. In the course of the thread, people started to ask exactly why people blog. I sat down and started to type out my answer as to why I keep a journal/blog, and I realised, I honestly don't know

Comments

[ladyjestyr]

I don't think it's just exhibitionism. With journals like these, people don't just read, they comment - so you get feedback - you comment back - they comment back again... you're not being exhibitionist, you're bonding. Or communicating, or connecting, or something - but you're not just shouting into a void.

[suslikesturtles]

I second the above. Maybe some folks "exhibit" rather massively, but I don't think you do.

my 2 pennies

I think of LJ as a sounding wall, in the light of feedback and stuff. None of my "RL" friends or my family know about this. It's good to get some independent, objective opinions. And it's a good place to write down what's in the head, especially when I'm in work and I can't pull out a paper diary. And it's good vocab and writing practice. And you find some really nice peeps sometimes, who provide insight, compassion, and laughter. So there! All very useful, this blogging! ;)

/my 2 pennies

[eynowd]

I quite often use my LJ as a dumping ground for whatever thoughts - or theories - I happen to be working on at the time. Sometimes those posts generates comments (which I dig muchly), but not always.

But more than anything, I enjoy it, which is enough to keep me posting.