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winneganfakeOk, so, I want to continue a thought here from the end of that last post.
Given the number of times we've seen people go stark berbuggered over privacy settings and such on LJ, I need to ask this-
Since when did sharing become such a Bad Thing to you folks?
Seriously. When has increased exposure, sharing new stuff, new ideas, and meeting other cool folks online become the Enemy? Why do you fear it so? Hells, why are you posting stuff online that you don't want folks reading in the first place? Are we forgetting one of the simple basic rules of internet use? Once you've posted it online, you've posted it forever, and to everyone? It's not like the new tools are really that much of a violation anyways- they're opt-in, and they're certainly no worse than simply copy-and-paste, which ANYONE could use in general to make your day a whole hell of a lot worse than just posting the first 140 characters of a comment.
Tools aside, though, I've seen this attitude cropping up more on DeviantArt and LJ, among other places- and it just plain baffles me- if people use these tools, and if you use them, then you're reaching out to more people. How exactly is that a bad thing? Tell me, please.
(and yes, this is a public post. Yes, I've crossposted it. Who knows? Maybe this way you'll get to meet someone new and fun.
Given the number of times we've seen people go stark berbuggered over privacy settings and such on LJ, I need to ask this-
Since when did sharing become such a Bad Thing to you folks?
Seriously. When has increased exposure, sharing new stuff, new ideas, and meeting other cool folks online become the Enemy? Why do you fear it so? Hells, why are you posting stuff online that you don't want folks reading in the first place? Are we forgetting one of the simple basic rules of internet use? Once you've posted it online, you've posted it forever, and to everyone? It's not like the new tools are really that much of a violation anyways- they're opt-in, and they're certainly no worse than simply copy-and-paste, which ANYONE could use in general to make your day a whole hell of a lot worse than just posting the first 140 characters of a comment.
Tools aside, though, I've seen this attitude cropping up more on DeviantArt and LJ, among other places- and it just plain baffles me- if people use these tools, and if you use them, then you're reaching out to more people. How exactly is that a bad thing? Tell me, please.
(and yes, this is a public post. Yes, I've crossposted it. Who knows? Maybe this way you'll get to meet someone new and fun.