you were quoted in mobettameta ... that's how I got here ;)
But you don't know someone you've never met as well as you think you do.
whilst I agree with this post for the most part, I feel it necessary to point out that most of the time one only sees in a person's journal what the author wants them to see. Like Robin Williams said in One Hour Photo, "Nobody takes pictures of moments they don't want to preserve." And why would someone write about things that they don't like, or don't want people to know, or whatever?
That said, I try to be the same person online as I am in Meatspace;I fully and freely admit that I have a dark side as well. I use my journal to work through this stuff.
And yes, I treasure those friend that tell me things that I might not want to hear. I don't always like it, but hey. I do value these things.
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Date: 2005-01-27 06:09 am (UTC)But you don't know someone you've never met as well as you think you do.
whilst I agree with this post for the most part, I feel it necessary to point out that most of the time one only sees in a person's journal what the author wants them to see. Like Robin Williams said in One Hour Photo, "Nobody takes pictures of moments they don't want to preserve." And why would someone write about things that they don't like, or don't want people to know, or whatever?
That said, I try to be the same person online as I am in Meatspace;I fully and freely admit that I have a dark side as well. I use my journal to work through this stuff.
And yes, I treasure those friend that tell me things that I might not want to hear. I don't always like it, but hey. I do value these things.