Comments | pamelina: LJ (Life Jewels)

pamelina

LJ (Life Jewels)

Feb 17, 2005 19:25

dreda asked, (Inspired by a recent siderea) post, why we do Live Journal? I'm responding here, so you can read my answer.

I joined because cvirtue suggested it--she said she used it to keep connected to friends who lived far away or who weren't prolific letter/email correspondents, and to let them into her own life. I'm not a good letter/email correspondent, either ( Read more... )

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sandhawke February 18 2005, 01:06:22 UTC

You might want to check your links a little more carefully. :-)

(click on jducour, hawkgirl, .... didn't try any others.)

Interesting pamelina February 18 2005, 05:25:33 UTC

Thanks. Fixed. I hope.

cvirtue February 18 2005, 12:30:39 UTC

I believe that while you can definitely get to know people better on LJ, it's sorta like fantasizing about them -- not fully real until you invite them to dinner or something.

rickthefightguy February 18 2005, 14:02:17 UTC

Your burb is only hard to reach from Chicago. From Boston, Route 2 could not be easier. No excuses there! And I completely disagree with Cyn - I have a more real and interesting relationship with Shuldy, for example, than I ever had, even when we sometimes ate in the same place. And while I enjoy being in Tom's company more than most things (one important notable exception being work, which is why I am still in Chicago, to answer the question he was immediately going to ask), I get a significant fraction of the same feeling just from reading his posts.

cvirtue February 18 2005, 14:27:35 UTC

I'm not sure we're in disagreement, Rick.

You having a "more real" relationship with Schuldy or Tom now via LJ than when you were physically present, doesn't mean that it wouldn't be yet more real if you were back here and hung out with him regularly in, er, meatspace.

As another example, as it happens, you showed up in one of my dreams last night. It was cool. You were (of course) as I would have expected -- charming and witty, and you copped a feel in a most courtly subtle manner. But is any of that as amusing or satisfying as if you'd really been here? Nope.

I think an LJ interaction can enhance an already existing friendship, if the foundation is already there. Most of the people I read, I know well. There's one or two people whom I only know barely -- and every so often I trip over an assumption which wouldn't have happened if I interacted with them regularly in person.

jenwrites February 18 2005, 14:13:32 UTC

:)

I'm really loving how I'm able to catch up with my old SCA friends again. That's what I missed most about leaving--the people.