I entered this competition because I love to meet and talk to new people! I definitely want to read as many of the entries as I can because I love seeing what other people write and learning about them! I don't know. I feel like I am coming from a completely different place than you are because I am touched and tickled whenever someone comments to me, even a short message, because it means they were willing to take some time out of their life to reach out to me and I think that is very kind
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And sometimes when there are a lot of new people, it's hard to know right away who is going to become a close friend and who is going to be the equivalent of that just-ok-person that you wave to in the halls. I like to keep those possibilities open.
I tend to agree with this - it illuminates my personal feelings and experience. I tend to leave comments when I am genuinely moved by something, and I try to take the good luck messages and encouragement as what is it, even if it's not expressed deeply.
Yet I understand the feeling that teenagewitch expresses, too. Sometimes I find out that someone I "knew" online was not the person I thought. Which is always disconcerting. Perhaps it's the issue of how much trust one is willing to put out there.
This! The friends I've made because of the internet? AMAZING.
I know that I will never be best friends, or even very close, to every person I meet--but I still want for them to be happy and safe and all of that other good stuff.
And when I read entries and leave comments, it's because I tend to think along the idea of "namaste". I read posts because I want to learn more about the people with whom I am sharing a community. And I comment, because I think that it is important to let people know that they are not merely shouting into the abyss--that they have an audience.
Personally, I love the good luck comments. If I got constructive criticism (as in, someone was offering critical feedback because they honestly wanted to help me improve my writing), I'd be cool with that, too.
Sometimes I find it easier to be on the computer, as I can't hear on the phone well, but new technology has been given to me to try for the phone, and may be on the phone again chatting up a storm like no tomorrow.
However, I find it easier to type things, on the other hand, it is the other way around. It all depends on the circumstances.
BTW: I wanted to read this, i wasn't forced to read this, and found your perspectives interesting.
I agree that technology has made this kind of empty response much easier, and I'm probably as guilty of it as anyone else. I know that sometimes I need someone real to talk to, so I try to remember that others will as well. And in response to the entries, I do mean for everyone to have fun with it. I don't think it's something that has to be taken incredibly seriously; mostly I just want to read some good writing, work on my own, and make new friends.
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And sometimes when there are a lot of new people, it's hard to know right away who is going to become a close friend and who is going to be the equivalent of that just-ok-person that you wave to in the halls. I like to keep those possibilities open.
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Yet I understand the feeling that teenagewitch expresses, too. Sometimes I find out that someone I "knew" online was not the person I thought. Which is always disconcerting. Perhaps it's the issue of how much trust one is willing to put out there.
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I know that I will never be best friends, or even very close, to every person I meet--but I still want for them to be happy and safe and all of that other good stuff.
And when I read entries and leave comments, it's because I tend to think along the idea of "namaste". I read posts because I want to learn more about the people with whom I am sharing a community. And I comment, because I think that it is important to let people know that they are not merely shouting into the abyss--that they have an audience.
Personally, I love the good luck comments. If I got constructive criticism (as in, someone was offering critical feedback because they honestly wanted to help me improve my writing), I'd be cool with that, too.
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However, I find it easier to type things, on the other hand, it is the other way around. It all depends on the circumstances.
BTW: I wanted to read this, i wasn't forced to read this, and found your perspectives interesting.
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