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oldefool

...and the oldefool continues

Nov 20, 2006 15:02

Wow! He was so eloquent in his opener, so sensitive and insightful that his audience just sat there . . . stunned.

Well, yes, it wasn't exactly a thundering response. Not discouraging, but it gave me some pause for thought. Thank God for Saltysea, or I'd have wondered if the mic was even turned on. It kind of reminded me of a strange passage by the French ( Read more... )

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saltysea November 21 2006, 01:37:41 UTC

That's one thing I've noticed about LJ... sometimes the posts you believe to be the most eminently readable are inexplicably un-commented upon. I write stuff all the time I believe worthy of comment, only to have them ignored for whatever reasons. I've had friends simply stop posting given the lack of attention. I caught a lesson from this when it seemed like the most banal postings garnered the biggest hits.

Now, I don't expect anything, thereby limiting my disappointment.

Keep it up!

oldefool November 25 2006, 23:54:37 UTC

Thanks for your thinking on this. And sorry it has taken me so long to get back on them. I got hog-tied by TG activity.

Those are good insights. I think the anonymity factor has a lot to do with it. There is only the illusion of friendships on these sites, for the most part; even using the term, 'friend,' is a borrowing from another way of life, and an effort to 'make it so by naming it.' It does, however, represent the dreams and wishes of so many people, which is rather disturbing if you think about it, because of what it says about societal trends.

The journal just finally has to be for one's own purposes, and sufficient unto itself. That's part of what I'm learning from it.

gadzer November 21 2006, 05:02:33 UTC

I'm here. I read when I can. Often I have to play catch up with people on my friend's list. But I do read. I just don't always have the time to comment right away.

Don't be discouraged. Please continue.

nordic_thora November 21 2006, 18:21:25 UTC

Thanks for your candor in this post - much appreciated.

As you know, I'm a writer, too. I don't write for fame or money, but of course it's nice whenever I get enough feedback to learn that something I wrote has reached another person and affected them in a positive or useful way. Like you, though, I decided to proceed even if I never received feedback. I just say my piece, trusting that the gods and the Universe wouldn't have given me such a strong drive to write and a gift for language if there weren't someone out there who needs to read what I have to say. Of course, it's also my responsibility to hone my craft and give my potential readers something that is worthy of reading. But that's another topic entirely. :)

I find that I do much better on LJ when I post something solely because I want to. Comments can be nice, sure, but I try to keep in mind that there are all kinds of reasons that people might not respond to what I write, including the fact that if they don't log in very often or have a huge friends list, my ( ... )