showoff

Aug 03, 2007 20:18

do you find yourself trying to show off in journals of people who don't read you back?

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jeffreyatw August 4 2007, 05:59:20 UTC
Back up a bit - I don't bother to find out who reads me back.

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mcfnord August 4 2007, 08:30:18 UTC
95% of the time, i don't pay attention to it either. then there's the other 5%.

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jeffreyatw August 4 2007, 17:18:18 UTC
So you show off in the ones you know don't read you?

I think it depends on why they don't read you. I mean, I friend a bunch of minor Internet celebrities, and maybe I might casually mention something I've done that would be of interest to their other fans.

But as for people I know and who know me who don't read me? I simply don't communicate with them most of the time...

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ariadne August 4 2007, 23:59:39 UTC
I for one don't. But I *am* accutely aware of who reads my journal, both on my list and off, and occationally mention or omit things based off of that.

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coraljune August 5 2007, 15:15:25 UTC
I don't really know who reads me or doesn't. Sometimes I wonder about it, but I don't know of a good, definitive way to find out. I do write for my audience though. I mean, sometimes I write inane crap that isn't directed at any person or group in particular, but sometimes I will include or omit things based on what I suspect my readers will or won't be interested in hearing.

I'm curious about what prompted this question. Internet/LJ trend you've noticed? Something that you think is happening to you? Something you do and you want to know if you have company? Oh, the possibilities...

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mcfnord August 5 2007, 19:00:24 UTC
early on, i cared way too much whether someone read me back. then i decided to totally not care about it. and that worked. except in a very few cases, wehre I'm just pretty sure a handful of people should read me, yet do not.

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estelle August 6 2007, 19:39:33 UTC
ljtoys.org.uk tells you

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vvvexation August 6 2007, 20:04:52 UTC
I don't show off exactly, but when I do comment in the journal of a minor .net celebrity, I feel kinda self-conscious and like I need to be careful to show my good side.

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lenno_cornish December 6 2007, 05:01:16 UTC
Well, but what else can you when you like to read and what to be read in your turn?

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