I miss this about livejournal; I mean, I guess more accurately about my usage of livejournal. But I feel like the margin for charmingness -- especially to the point of momentary infatuation -- on twitter is much smaller than lj. Most people who seem charming simultaneously feel constructed, like they're putting on a show for me. This could just be about my own use of the medium; the character limit makes me feel like I'm always trying too hard.
Livejournal let(s) people sprawl and ramble when that is easier; and many people are most lovable in their sprawling, rambling selves.
Personality is/was constructed a little bit differently on Livejournal than it is on Twitter. I feel like people's Twitter streams are often a collection of links they found interesting, punctuated by occasional jokes and conversation. On LJ, people have a lot more room to sit down and explore an idea. At the same time, LJ didn't used to be a place reserved entirely for scholarly introspective essays. I recall that my friend feed was about 50% memes and quizzes for a while.
I am still looking for a place where I can publish links and essays and get feedback on them. Tumblr has the community, but I don't think it's a very hospitable place for lengthy essays. Medium is a good blogging platform, but it doesn't really have the social aspect. I am old and set in my ways. I should just embrace 2016 and communicate with the world entirely via hastily-filtered cell phone selfies on Intragram.
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I miss this about livejournal; I mean, I guess more accurately about my usage of livejournal. But I feel like the margin for charmingness -- especially to the point of momentary infatuation -- on twitter is much smaller than lj. Most people who seem charming simultaneously feel constructed, like they're putting on a show for me. This could just be about my own use of the medium; the character limit makes me feel like I'm always trying too hard.
Livejournal let(s) people sprawl and ramble when that is easier; and many people are most lovable in their sprawling, rambling selves.
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Personality is/was constructed a little bit differently on Livejournal than it is on Twitter. I feel like people's Twitter streams are often a collection of links they found interesting, punctuated by occasional jokes and conversation. On LJ, people have a lot more room to sit down and explore an idea. At the same time, LJ didn't used to be a place reserved entirely for scholarly introspective essays. I recall that my friend feed was about 50% memes and quizzes for a while.
I am still looking for a place where I can publish links and essays and get feedback on them. Tumblr has the community, but I don't think it's a very hospitable place for lengthy essays. Medium is a good blogging platform, but it doesn't really have the social aspect. I am old and set in my ways. I should just embrace 2016 and communicate with the world entirely via hastily-filtered cell phone selfies on Intragram.
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Our mutual doctor friend thought we were related. I think he had limited experience with giant-eyed women with brightly-colored hair.
I also like you.
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