What do you care? I have no idea. Hell, do I even know if you're reading this thing?

All right, so as is obvious from the posts I've seen from damned near everyone so far, people aren't happy about LJ's new integration for Facebook and Twitter.

Me? I'm liking this.

Not the part about crossposting comments, but the part about crossposting actual entries? Well, it's about goddamned time. Bitch all you want, but I'm glad it's here.

Why? Well, for one, obviously just about everyone's readership is down. Hell, I don't get anywhere the commentary I usually do on posts, and often, the only time I do get that commentary is when I'm crossposting a link to said posts on FB and twitter. Face it folks, the lesson here is obvious- you want people to actually read and reply to your stuff, then you need to make sure your stuff is getting to them. If pings up on Facebook are the only way to guarantee it happening, then so be it. (though I note I seem to still be having issues with getting FB connectivity going in the first place. Obnoxious, that.)

But if the only way to get eyes on my stuff is by either shaking a stick around in the middle of a hornet's nest (and I'm running out of both sticks and nests) and post something really inflammatory, or to just stick a damn link up other places, then I'm sticking up the link.

That said, no, I will not be crossposting my comments or anyone else's. No, I will not be crossposting anything kept on a filter on here. I do have at least a little couth and common sense, thank you very much.

As an added note: if you want to crosspost something public of mine- go for it. Please. Since when has increased exposure, sharing new stuff, new ideas, and meeting other cool folks online become a Bad Thing?

You were taught it was good in kindegarten. Why's sharing so bad now?

Ok, 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.