Hahaha, yes, I tried keeping a diary/journal in my younger years, and fell out of the habit. I encountered the Internet right in that short period between "nobody realised you shouldn't put your real name on the Web; fanfic authors often used their full legal names" and "Facebook and LinkedIn and other social media have normalised the use of wallet names on the Web," when the cultural zeitgeist was a piquant combination of Stranger Danger and new awareness of the potential of the Internet. The Internet is full of strangers! Never share your details online! Use pseudonyms and never meet online friends in person! was the creed by which I first ventured online, and I've mostly kept to it. (I have a mostly-unused LinkedIn account for my real name, just to give future employers something that proves I exist.)
concerted attempt to revive some
They'll take "but what are your thoughts on yaoi" from my cold dead fingers! Fond memories, man. I'm somewhat less fond of the fact that we're still rehashing the same tired debates about whether women deserve to write what they want without being cross-examined by outsiders with a list full of pre-drawn conclusions, but what can you do.
Posts are longer and contain more than just [5 gifs of Reylo wielding a lightsaber and smiling] or "remember to drink water!!!"
AAAAHhhhh you have hit upon my Internet Nemesis, which is 'people spreading misinformation about water intake.' I don't even know why it makes me want to screech at people, but I do, and every single time I see those awful "you need to be drinking eight glasses a day! Helpful tip: stash bottles of water everywhere! Remember tea and soda dehydrate you!!" posts I have to bite my tongue. FALSEHOODS ALL, STOP THAT AT ONCE!
I don't mind reaction gifs, in most cases, though. Some of them are so useful that we've textualised them, which argues well for their functionality. :D (People can now reply with "nope.jpg" or "*insert popcorn gif*" and we all know what they mean! It's a fascinating interplay of language, visual media, and shared culture!)
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Date: 2016-08-24 02:38 am (UTC)Hahaha, yes, I tried keeping a diary/journal in my younger years, and fell out of the habit. I encountered the Internet right in that short period between "nobody realised you shouldn't put your real name on the Web; fanfic authors often used their full legal names" and "Facebook and LinkedIn and other social media have normalised the use of wallet names on the Web," when the cultural zeitgeist was a piquant combination of Stranger Danger and new awareness of the potential of the Internet. The Internet is full of strangers! Never share your details online! Use pseudonyms and never meet online friends in person! was the creed by which I first ventured online, and I've mostly kept to it. (I have a mostly-unused LinkedIn account for my real name, just to give future employers something that proves I exist.)
concerted attempt to revive some
They'll take "but what are your thoughts on yaoi" from my cold dead fingers! Fond memories, man. I'm somewhat less fond of the fact that we're still rehashing the same tired debates about whether women deserve to write what they want without being cross-examined by outsiders with a list full of pre-drawn conclusions, but what can you do.
Posts are longer and contain more than just [5 gifs of Reylo wielding a lightsaber and smiling] or "remember to drink water!!!"
AAAAHhhhh you have hit upon my Internet Nemesis, which is 'people spreading misinformation about water intake.' I don't even know why it makes me want to screech at people, but I do, and every single time I see those awful "you need to be drinking eight glasses a day! Helpful tip: stash bottles of water everywhere! Remember tea and soda dehydrate you!!" posts I have to bite my tongue. FALSEHOODS ALL, STOP THAT AT ONCE!
I don't mind reaction gifs, in most cases, though. Some of them are so useful that we've textualised them, which argues well for their functionality. :D (People can now reply with "nope.jpg" or "*insert popcorn gif*" and we all know what they mean! It's a fascinating interplay of language, visual media, and shared culture!)