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thenerdygirl) wrote2018-05-15 10:36 am
thenerdygirl) wrote2018-05-15 10:36 am
Missing: Livejournal & my voice
Once again I find myself missing LiveJournal and seeking a replacement for the void that cannot be filled by Facebook, twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr. Trust me, I've tried to fill the void there in those places but it just isn't the same. This is probably going to sound crazy but I just feel like I don't have a voice there, not like I use to have on LiveJournal. Which is weird, because technically I have more people on those sites that I actually know in real life than I ever did on LiveJournal. I suspect that's part of the problem though. On those sites I have acquaintances, co-workers, family members, old high school & university folks along with my close friends. Basically I have people I don't necessary want to talk to on my other social media sites.
The other part of the problem is that I feel like there's a wall on the other sites, like I'm reading other peoples posts but there's no connection. If that makes any sense. I remember being invested on LiveJournal but everywhere else it's just scroll, scroll, like, scroll. Maybe it's because blogging requires you to stop and read more thoroughly? Maybe it's because it's not just a highlight reel but a mix of the good, the bad, and the mundane?
Maybe I just need to be more selective about who I add to my other social media sites? Probably but then you get into that thing about people taking adding & removing from social media as very personal. Especially family members. I don't know. I'm going to try and find my voice again and this feels like the best place to start.
The other part of the problem is that I feel like there's a wall on the other sites, like I'm reading other peoples posts but there's no connection. If that makes any sense. I remember being invested on LiveJournal but everywhere else it's just scroll, scroll, like, scroll. Maybe it's because blogging requires you to stop and read more thoroughly? Maybe it's because it's not just a highlight reel but a mix of the good, the bad, and the mundane?
Maybe I just need to be more selective about who I add to my other social media sites? Probably but then you get into that thing about people taking adding & removing from social media as very personal. Especially family members. I don't know. I'm going to try and find my voice again and this feels like the best place to start.
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I find Facebook really hard because everyone has different personas they present to different people and Facebook makes you pick one for everyone, so everyone tends to present this really flat lowest common denominator self. Plus the short text and mostly photos combination makes it too easy to interact superficially.
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