LJ is still a little relevant

[sabotabby]

I'm consciously avoiding Facebook these days. I don't even want to look at it. I gather there are probably some features on it that I need to disable.

Facebook's effect on social networking reminds me of what happened with Chapters-Indigo in Canada. All of the small publishers and bookstores went out of business, and everyone had to go to Chindigo, and then Chindigo realized that it was much more profitable to sell a small number of popular books and lots of diaries and scented candles. So everyone ditched and started buying books on Amazon. I don't know what the SNS equivalent of Amazon is.

I'm avoiding G+ because nymwars have resulted in practically no one I know using it for anything other than posting about nymwars.

I'm trying to like Tumblr but there is not a convenient way to comment. It doesn't feel very social or interactive to just click a heart. And I'm not sure that there is a big audience for pictures of pulp sci-fi covers that look like they have dicks on them, which appears to be the theme I've fallen into.

So I'm glad LJ is still here.

And also because I love you guys.

Comments

[mistersmearcase.livejournal.com]

I am the odd man out on this issue. I like fb, despite many things. I'm superficially in touch with some people I like but would never really email with. The small comment format is suited to my gnatlike attention span. Etc. I like it.

[sabotabby]

I have a gnatlike attention span as well lately, but that usually leads to me not doing much online at all, and instead watching the telly.

[ironed_orchid]

I like your fb posts and the way they actually generate discussion. I don't see a lot of that.

[mistersmearcase.livejournal.com]

Thanks, yeah, I guess that's what I like: when they turn into conversations. It's been years since I posted enough on here or had enough friends on here to have that happen much.