Listen up, kids
So it seems I am thinking about using LJ again, at least for now: and it's going to have pretty specific purposes, and thus most entries are going to be friends-locked.
Yes I know "privacy on the internet" is an illusion, doubly so at lunch, so my analogy is this: imagine we're in a pub, having a chat. Except we're in a back room, with a door, and it's closed, and only some of us are here. Now, I don't know the landlord/s myself, they could have cameras in here but I don't see any; and if someone big and nasty comes and leans on them, who knows what they'll hand over or give access to. Of course people could be listening at the door, if they wanted to go to the effort, and knew we were here. Then also I can't do a blind thing about any of the people in here recording our conversation, except maybe frown at them if I notice. So it is by no means a secure space, but I'm giving a social signal: this chat is mostly for the people in the room, and if you're listening in without being present, you should know you're not invited, even though I can't actually stop you. I hope you'll get bored and go elsewhere.
Relatedly, I'm going to prune the friends list, partially because by now I have very little idea of who anyone even is. If I chopped you off by accident and really you wanted to be in, then drop me a message or something, and I'll think about re-adding you.
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Yes I know "privacy on the internet" is an illusion, doubly so at lunch, so my analogy is this: imagine we're in a pub, having a chat. Except we're in a back room, with a door, and it's closed, and only some of us are here. Now, I don't know the landlord/s myself, they could have cameras in here but I don't see any; and if someone big and nasty comes and leans on them, who knows what they'll hand over or give access to. Of course people could be listening at the door, if they wanted to go to the effort, and knew we were here. Then also I can't do a blind thing about any of the people in here recording our conversation, except maybe frown at them if I notice. So it is by no means a secure space, but I'm giving a social signal: this chat is mostly for the people in the room, and if you're listening in without being present, you should know you're not invited, even though I can't actually stop you. I hope you'll get bored and go elsewhere.
Relatedly, I'm going to prune the friends list, partially because by now I have very little idea of who anyone even is. If I chopped you off by accident and really you wanted to be in, then drop me a message or something, and I'll think about re-adding you.
Transmission ends.