Eh, drama people will have drama no matter what. The big drama always happens with people I know IRL anyway, because it's those people that I actually give/gave a shit about and so they're closer, and I take those things more personally. Have I said anything in LJ I haven't said to someone's face? Yes, but don't think I wouldn't love to. Thankfully, all my current LJ drama has nothing to do with anyone I actually know, it's all community stuff, and that could happen on USENET just as easily.
One of my filters exists purely because people deal with the same issues I do, and it's actually hurtful for them to read how I deal with it. Fair enough, they shouldn't have to be subjected to it.
I never used to lock anything, but as time has gone on, I figure that the are certain people in the world who don't have any right to some of my thoughts. In the end, that's what my personal LJ is: thoughts. Sometimes they're happy, sometimes they're not, and people are pretty good about sticking by me either way.
There's something else you haven't touched on: the notion of privacy. People think what they put on filters is somehow safe. It's not of course, it's just slowed a bit. Two cliches here: 1) Never put anything on the internet you wouldn't want everyone else to see 2) If you invade someone's privacy (however theoretical) you will most certainly not like what you find
I still like LJ for the most part. I don't spend a lot of time shit-talking in my journal, filtered or otherwise. Actually, other than one outburst recently, I can't remember the last time I actually dissed anyone on LJ. Right now, it's mostly about my minor health issues. Heh.
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Date: 2006-10-16 01:12 am (UTC)The big drama always happens with people I know IRL anyway, because it's those people that I actually give/gave a shit about and so they're closer, and I take those things more personally. Have I said anything in LJ I haven't said to someone's face? Yes, but don't think I wouldn't love to.
Thankfully, all my current LJ drama has nothing to do with anyone I actually know, it's all community stuff, and that could happen on USENET just as easily.
One of my filters exists purely because people deal with the same issues I do, and it's actually hurtful for them to read how I deal with it. Fair enough, they shouldn't have to be subjected to it.
I never used to lock anything, but as time has gone on, I figure that the are certain people in the world who don't have any right to some of my thoughts. In the end, that's what my personal LJ is: thoughts. Sometimes they're happy, sometimes they're not, and people are pretty good about sticking by me either way.
There's something else you haven't touched on: the notion of privacy. People think what they put on filters is somehow safe. It's not of course, it's just slowed a bit. Two cliches here:
1) Never put anything on the internet you wouldn't want everyone else to see
2) If you invade someone's privacy (however theoretical) you will most certainly not like what you find
I still like LJ for the most part. I don't spend a lot of time shit-talking in my journal, filtered or otherwise. Actually, other than one outburst recently, I can't remember the last time I actually dissed anyone on LJ. Right now, it's mostly about my minor health issues. Heh.