Out of curiosity

[the_macnab]

I counted how many of my 76 livejournal friends post with any frequency these days. For the moment I'm ruling out webcomics and anything else with an LJ feed

Comments

[trochee]

I have experienced a similar phenomenon.

... up to and including the age/period/cohort effects. Unfortunately, me being type-matched for you in age/period/cohort doesn't help.

[slit]

I blame Facebook and off-LJ blogs, not age. Everyone I read was old already.

[the_macnab]

But that doesn't let you distinguish between period and cohort! MUAHAHAHAHA.

[trochee]

Supervillain Sociologist Laugh is frightening.

[uberconfused]

Yeah, LJ is a pale shadow of its former self.

[dr_pipe]

I've gradually added more and more famous types like Charlie Stross and Jay Lake and Poppy Brite, and that kind of thing. My page is still busy but it's fewer people I know.

I rarely post but I comment frequently (like now!).

I think I never really intended to be a blogger; I just followed people to LJ from the forum, and I use LJ like I used the forum, to discuss things people bring up.

[jactitation]

Can you show that to me graphically?

[the_macnab]

I don't want to spend that much time spidering LJ.

...Otherwise, yes.