I resent that we are expected to be shiny happy people when my experience on the Internet, dating back to 1990 has been about the discovery that we are not alone in our imperfections. If the value of the Internet and of LJ is about overcoming isolation, this is a slap in the face.
I was going to reply to your main post here - but your sub comment here is literally what I was going to say, right down to 'shiny happy people'.
And I was afraid of being run out of a little town for living my not-so-publicly-agreeable life. Though I don't post often, LJ seemed safe enough. I suspect that I might see the virtual torches at dusk here first. I wonder where they turn to sort out their very real life - the bank lobby? It's shameful - but obviously this doesn't exist in their personal top 100 interest list.
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Date: 2008-03-16 06:51 pm (UTC)I resent that we are expected to be shiny happy people when my experience on the Internet, dating back to 1990 has been about the discovery that we are not alone in our imperfections. If the value of the Internet and of LJ is about overcoming isolation, this is a slap in the face.
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Date: 2008-03-16 10:13 pm (UTC)And I was afraid of being run out of a little town for living my not-so-publicly-agreeable life. Though I don't post often, LJ seemed safe enough. I suspect that I might see the virtual torches at dusk here first.
I wonder where they turn to sort out their very real life - the bank lobby? It's shameful - but obviously this doesn't exist in their personal top 100 interest list.