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[kellinator]

This is a topic that comes up so frequently on my friends list that I just want to state my position on it here.

At some point practically everyone on LiveJournal wonders aloud why their deepest, most personal posts get almost no comments while everyone has something to say on their silliest, most vapid posts.

I'm here to tell you that it's not just you, it doesn't mean anything is wrong with you, and it doesn't mean people don't care. It means we don't know what to say. I mean, do you really want me to make some stupid, vapid comment on a post that clearly means a lot to you?

Sometimes it's hard to know what to say on the important stuff. But everyone's got an opinion on silly stuff. It's a lot easier to discuss your favorite Survivor than deep, life-and-death type issues for most people.

Just a thought.

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[daraflower.livejournal.com]

actually, i'm really glad you said that. i've been kinda bummed that my gushy vegas post was passed over. i mean, it wasn't like, deep or whatever... but yeah, something really cool happened to me, and i wanted to share it.

but i *know* people are busy, and when i've had a chance to speak with or IM my friends, they are in fact excited for me... i guess just it took me by surprise, because everyone is so generously well-wishing when i have happy job news. but i think a lot of people are in shitty places romantically right now. in which case, i'm not gonna complain. ;)



also i think there's some kind of positive feedback thing... like, the more comments you have, the more you'll get. people who read the existing ones have more text to respond to, so maybe they're more likely to post a new one.

do you notice kind of an ebb and flow with your friends list too? there will be like hours of dry spell, then suddenly i can't keep up! weird.

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[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Oh, total ebb and flow. Yeah.

I think I somehow missed your Vegas post? Sometimes I fall behind on the weekends.

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[daraflower.livejournal.com]

heh, yeah.... i think it was a missable kind of post maybe, in part, because of the style? it's pretty bad in terms of rambliness and stream-of-consciousness... ness... and like i said, it's not my best or deepest work so i didn't expect a LOT of comments, but yeah, a nod from my closer friends would have been nice.