Sigh, y'all

[dampscribbler]

 I'm seeing mass exodus to Dreamwidth.  Trying to figure out how to manage my relationships both here and there, when I've had enough trouble maintaining them just here.  Any thoughts are welcomed.  

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[chillyrodent.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain. For me, LJ isn't worth paying for anymore because my friends tend to have drifted elsewhere (like Facebook). I distrust LJ's privacy policy, now that it is bedding down with the notorious privacy pirate. It generally feels like a sad place to me these days.

You were toying with the notion of abandoning LJ, too, right? Just not leaving for someone else. So, you could set up a DW account and abandon them both in one big farewell! :oD

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

LJ has felt like a sad place for a while now, is DW any better? I actually have been name-squatting there for quite a while, but I haven't even visited the site in months, maybe over a year even.

I'm no longer all that familiar with LJs policies because I spend so little time here, but these Facebook and Twitter icons freak me out and I've seen several of my friends post their own concerns about privacy. I don't really want to abandon LJ, but on the other hand I'm not sure how or even whether it fits into my life right now, so I guess I'll play around with LJ and DW as I have the opportunity, and let the circumstances make the decision for me.

I expect to be here a good bit more for the next 8-10 weeks because I've got a group that shares their writing milestones here between mid-Sept and the end of November, and I'll be writing and checking in with them. The rest will be revealed in time, I guess.

Your icon is terrifically laugh-worthy. XD

[chillyrodent.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure it's better yet. Maybe it won't be at either place for a while. I don't think I'm going to delete my account here, not now. Your philosophy seems sound, and I may let things fall into the place they should be without being extremely proactive about it.

In the past, when things have gotten slow around here it's been an impetus for me to scout out friends of friends and "meet" new people, but it feels more profound than "slow" this time. Does that make any sense? Like my friends are gone, and they ain't comin' back this time.

Ha- thanks!

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Oh, even if I were to migrate there, I'd still have my account here. I can't imagine deleting it. But, come to think of it, I should back it up....

What you say makes sense to me. It's harder to meet people here now, and the ones I met years ago have moved on. Maybe it's like graduating from college or moving on from a job -- just another normal adjustment that happens sometimes.