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[maggiedacatt]

http://amberwb.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/aging-out-of-blogging-bye-bye-livejournal/

This is what I've been doing for the last 1.5 hours instead of working. (And, seriously, 1.5 hours?? Time, where have you gone??)

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[garote]

(snark filter on)
Well if you crossposted this to your livejournal, I'd totally comment on it!
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[garote]

Another thing to consider is that livejournal as a service hasn't really remained static

[maggiedacatt]

I dunno, I think the ability to filter has been one of LJ's continuing assets for years (even still, the filtering capabilities are far superior to anything Facebook is willing to LET YOU HAVE). I know many people out there who have employed quite complicated layers/systems of filtering. So I don't think this is that big of an issue... if anything, it's one of the things LJ always had going for it--the ability to choose your level of exposure.

[garote]

Oh I understand how nice the filtering can be. I have a tidy collection of friends who post friend-only entries exclusively, and their journals appear as nothing but a terse disclaimer to browsing strangers

[maggiedacatt]

Let us know if/when you're in the area. Because I would really like to spend time with you IRL.

[audesapere]

Ha I sorta scooped you on this by 18 months! See geekbuffet

[istar]

I agree with your points (also: you write Fast!!).

I'm re-interested in LJ because I see an active fandom/writing community here, which I want to learn more about. The "people I know RL on LJ" group has diminished, but I feel responsible for that, since I'm meeting fewer new people IRL than I did 10 years ago, and fewer new people that I meet have LJs than they did 10 years ago.

Your point about increasing complexity really hits it. On FB, you only get a limited amount of screen space in your friends' feeds, so there is built-in pressure to post simple content that people can Like or respond to quickly. I rarely see wandering philosophical thoughts, poetry, experimental short stories, etc outside of LJ and the blogs I read. I know people are still having complex thoughts and experiences, but they're getting filtered out or going unwritten in these social-media-overload days.