Goddamn LJers
February 20, 2005
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Some of you may recall an LJ post I did on Ljers constant use of cameras to show off (Click Here to View it: CAMERA USE ). Anyway, I discovered another LJ trend that is bugging the crap out of me.
When I began using LJ every single friend of mine had a public journal. Within 2 months of getting the journal 3 or 4 of my friends had switched to FRIENDS ONLY. This trend has been continuing and, I must admit, has made me worry a little.
I also noticed something else. Most of the friends-only journals are done by, you guessed it, guys---girls. Coincidence? I dare to say no. (Oh God, women, please don’t scream at me!!)
I must postulate a theory now. Girls will create and have created almost every single Livejournal that is friends-only. If not girls, gay guys or guys who don’t quite understand who they are yet. Here are some quick facts:
1. Out of all my friends, I have four that are friends-only users. They are all girls.
2. In a random search for a friends-only livejournal user, the first one I discovered was that of a woman.
Man, seriously, what the fuck? No offense to the four of you, but: YOU CAN’T BE THAT INSECURE! Why would anyone make their LJ friends-only? Wanna know why? To see their friends number shoot through the roof. Here’s an example of the typical friends-only ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE!
Her excuse? LJ is nothing but blabbering for her. Holy shit! A blog used for blabbering? Stroke of fucking genius!! But wait---there’s more. This (being the blabbering) is why she hates LJ’s. She continues, “I would rather it be a little more personal.” I relent, let the woman speak her mind, “I will still post…silly crapols.” Hmm, it couldn’t be that you maybe were just hoping that your friends would shoot up from 10 to, hmm, perhaps, 66? Noooo!! None of you would do anything like that.
See here’s why it bugs me: If you were really worried about other people viewing your thoughts, you wouldn’t write in an online journal. You would either call a trusting friend or write in a real journal. Rather than do this, you post your very “personal” thoughts to your friends…or rather anyone that replies to your “ANNOUCMENT!!!!!!” That is so deep! *Sniffle*
And if you’re really worried about what your ex-boyfriend will think about what you’re writing about him, THEN DON’T WRITE ABOUT HIM! Honestly though---if all you’re writing about is your day, or some garbage like that, you don’t need to make it friends only. Your enemies and friends will lose interest soon enough.
This is why I admire most of my friends. Cause they “Keep it real”. Way to go guys. Seriously. Most of you don’t need to wuss out to get your friends count up. Sometimes I feel like only a few people must read my LJ---but then it dawns on me---you don’t have to friend me to read my journal. That is why I will again praise these LJ’s for rarely being god-awful and uninteresting and not perishing into the lonesome and predictable fate of friends only
jakapak
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Some of you may recall an LJ post I did on Ljers constant use of cameras to show off (Click Here to View it: CAMERA USE ). Anyway, I discovered another LJ trend that is bugging the crap out of me.
When I began using LJ every single friend of mine had a public journal. Within 2 months of getting the journal 3 or 4 of my friends had switched to FRIENDS ONLY. This trend has been continuing and, I must admit, has made me worry a little.
I also noticed something else. Most of the friends-only journals are done by, you guessed it, guys---girls. Coincidence? I dare to say no. (Oh God, women, please don’t scream at me!!)
I must postulate a theory now. Girls will create and have created almost every single Livejournal that is friends-only. If not girls, gay guys or guys who don’t quite understand who they are yet. Here are some quick facts:
1. Out of all my friends, I have four that are friends-only users. They are all girls.
2. In a random search for a friends-only livejournal user, the first one I discovered was that of a woman.
Man, seriously, what the fuck? No offense to the four of you, but: YOU CAN’T BE THAT INSECURE! Why would anyone make their LJ friends-only? Wanna know why? To see their friends number shoot through the roof. Here’s an example of the typical friends-only ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE!
Her excuse? LJ is nothing but blabbering for her. Holy shit! A blog used for blabbering? Stroke of fucking genius!! But wait---there’s more. This (being the blabbering) is why she hates LJ’s. She continues, “I would rather it be a little more personal.” I relent, let the woman speak her mind, “I will still post…silly crapols.” Hmm, it couldn’t be that you maybe were just hoping that your friends would shoot up from 10 to, hmm, perhaps, 66? Noooo!! None of you would do anything like that.
See here’s why it bugs me: If you were really worried about other people viewing your thoughts, you wouldn’t write in an online journal. You would either call a trusting friend or write in a real journal. Rather than do this, you post your very “personal” thoughts to your friends…or rather anyone that replies to your “ANNOUCMENT!!!!!!” That is so deep! *Sniffle*
And if you’re really worried about what your ex-boyfriend will think about what you’re writing about him, THEN DON’T WRITE ABOUT HIM! Honestly though---if all you’re writing about is your day, or some garbage like that, you don’t need to make it friends only. Your enemies and friends will lose interest soon enough.
This is why I admire most of my friends. Cause they “Keep it real”. Way to go guys. Seriously. Most of you don’t need to wuss out to get your friends count up. Sometimes I feel like only a few people must read my LJ---but then it dawns on me---you don’t have to friend me to read my journal. That is why I will again praise these LJ’s for rarely being god-awful and uninteresting and not perishing into the lonesome and predictable fate of friends only
jakapak
flashforward
kim_jong_il__