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sabotabby ([personal profile] sabotabby) wrote2011-09-23 06:49 pm
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LJ is still a little relevant

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.
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[identity profile] radiumhead.livejournal.com 2011-09-23 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too.

If i knock out a hooker, i cant really post about it on facebook.

Not with my mom and neice on there!
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[personal profile] sabotabby 2011-09-23 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
You friended your mom on FB?

[identity profile] radiumhead.livejournal.com 2011-09-23 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I dont post anything real on there, its just for me to keep up with people whove moved out of state/out of the country.
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[personal profile] sabotabby 2011-09-23 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't post anything real on there either, but people tag me. So it's awkward, because there are work people, and some family, and now I'm mostly just avoiding it.

[identity profile] radiumhead.livejournal.com 2011-09-23 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I never add work people.

[identity profile] radiumhead.livejournal.com 2011-09-23 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I put all my relatives on their, its the only contact i have with them! Better than seeing them in person!
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[personal profile] sabotabby 2011-09-23 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
In fairness, I only have two non-estranged family members that I'm actually related to. So it's not a difficult decision.
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[personal profile] sabotabby 2011-09-24 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Mine tried. I was like, "Lol, fuck off."
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[personal profile] ironed_orchid 2011-09-25 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Yup.

[identity profile] seanmonster.livejournal.com 2011-09-24 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I friended my mom. But to be fair, she's awesome.

[identity profile] nichtsda.livejournal.com 2011-09-24 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I added my Dad because it was a way for me to keep an eye on him. He does very strange things and usually the content of his posts is an indicator of what's going on.
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