see you... maybe
This is me giving up, I suppose. Specifically, as far as this account is concerned, giving up the hope that LiveJournal might remain a more-or-less active hub of friendly discussion etc. and giving in to the privacy-averse, profit-driven, shallow monstrosity that is Facebook.
My only excuses are
(a) being bored out of my mind and too hopelessly depressed, thanks to myself and RL, to either write/read fanfic etc. or else make do without *some* kind of online social-placebo crutch;
(b) going against the flow, sort of, by getting a FB account when users are allegedly dropping off in droves to go to Path or wherever; and
(c) doing so under a half-fake name and with a firm resolution to do or post nothing that "may be used against me", as it were, or to Zuckerberg & Co's commercial advantage: the only "personal" details I've put up there are (incomplete) lists of things I've watched and listened to.
I have low expectations; after all, I left my real-name FB account to gather dust four-plus years ago and have never been back to it since (then again, I spent the most part of these same four years having fun here...) Mostly, I want to see if I can use the new account as a feed to get film news and similar mildly entertaining things. I have yet to figure out whether I'll try to get into either any fandom-related stuff or any RL-related stuff over there. In other words, I plan to be a lurker; but it might still be nice to see a familiar face or two (as before, I may not post to *my* page but would be happy to comment). If any of you see this and feel like saying hi over there, you can find me as Anna Cheers.
My only excuses are
(a) being bored out of my mind and too hopelessly depressed, thanks to myself and RL, to either write/read fanfic etc. or else make do without *some* kind of online social-placebo crutch;
(b) going against the flow, sort of, by getting a FB account when users are allegedly dropping off in droves to go to Path or wherever; and
(c) doing so under a half-fake name and with a firm resolution to do or post nothing that "may be used against me", as it were, or to Zuckerberg & Co's commercial advantage: the only "personal" details I've put up there are (incomplete) lists of things I've watched and listened to.
I have low expectations; after all, I left my real-name FB account to gather dust four-plus years ago and have never been back to it since (then again, I spent the most part of these same four years having fun here...) Mostly, I want to see if I can use the new account as a feed to get film news and similar mildly entertaining things. I have yet to figure out whether I'll try to get into either any fandom-related stuff or any RL-related stuff over there. In other words, I plan to be a lurker; but it might still be nice to see a familiar face or two (as before, I may not post to *my* page but would be happy to comment). If any of you see this and feel like saying hi over there, you can find me as Anna Cheers.