Breaking the Ice
As I was enjoying smoking in the cool spring air it dawned on me that I may have use for an interactive journal. You see, I go through an average day thinking way too much and either not having anyone nearby who could possibly be interested by what I am interested by, or not really wanting to have a dynamic conversation per se. First things first though, I knew I had to make at least one post before I start looking for others to interact with, hopefully there is a large feminist community on this here site? We'll see. I'm not terribly interested in people's deep personal struggles unless they are somehow related to a larger social issue. As I was contemplating who to request or accept... is it called friendship here? ... anyway, who I would like to be electronically tethered to in the journalsphere I imagined that there are different types of users, none of which I have an issue with:
1. The Emo. Journal entries typically come with the onset of a feeling of sadness and therefore posts are about little things that are supposed to seem important for some reason.
2. The Intellect. Entries are usually fueled by the need to take something smart the journalist read/heard and thereby use it to feel smart or assert cognitive dominance over others. Some will accuse me of being in this category, however, I would argue that I fit much better in the next one.
3. The Moralist. Entries often start by something the author experiences in person or in writing that revolves around ideas of norm bending and social reactions to such activities. Legislating sexuality and reproduction would be a common theme for this author.
4. The Loner. Entries are made because the author lacks interpersonal skills and really needs to feel as though they are having social interaction that meets a reasonable level of desired affection.
The reason I draw these out (and feel free to bring other 'types' to my attention) is because I have decided that I do not have much interest in tethering with types 1 and 4 as cruel as it would so obviously seem. I don't intend to write about very personal things and I am not interested in enough in yours.
Now I'm off to start combing the vast ocean of users to find some kindred spirits. Cheers.
-enemy
1. The Emo. Journal entries typically come with the onset of a feeling of sadness and therefore posts are about little things that are supposed to seem important for some reason.
2. The Intellect. Entries are usually fueled by the need to take something smart the journalist read/heard and thereby use it to feel smart or assert cognitive dominance over others. Some will accuse me of being in this category, however, I would argue that I fit much better in the next one.
3. The Moralist. Entries often start by something the author experiences in person or in writing that revolves around ideas of norm bending and social reactions to such activities. Legislating sexuality and reproduction would be a common theme for this author.
4. The Loner. Entries are made because the author lacks interpersonal skills and really needs to feel as though they are having social interaction that meets a reasonable level of desired affection.
The reason I draw these out (and feel free to bring other 'types' to my attention) is because I have decided that I do not have much interest in tethering with types 1 and 4 as cruel as it would so obviously seem. I don't intend to write about very personal things and I am not interested in enough in yours.
Now I'm off to start combing the vast ocean of users to find some kindred spirits. Cheers.
-enemy