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Where is LJ taking us?
Dec. 16th, 2004 09:21 amSometimes I wonder how long it will be before everyone has blogs of some sort. At ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
amarama and fattest’s klezmer show it seemed like half the room had LJs.* The difference between this and other events with a lot of LJ people is that it wasn’t like we all saw Ama’s post and decided to go. It was a combination of people who I knew before LJ: anarqueso, ilipodscrill, fattest, people I met through LJ: amarama, felicks who I knew would be there. A person I met through LJ who I didn’t know would be there: maeve66 and an LJ person who I still don’t know but wrote about going: princessmaam. How many other LJers were there?
It made me think about a day where pretty much everyone would have an online persona. What will happen to social interaction? Will it be an extension of surveillance society? Will there be even more self-aware posturing? Will there be more self-fulfilling prophecy (I said this would be fun. Therefore it will be fun!)?
It seems like just a matter of time. Obviously I have more readers than I did 3 years ago but this crazy little patch of internet that once seemed secluded seems awfully busy these days. My work life now collides with my writing one. Don’t get me wrong. I like it. But it does change the social nature of things.
A lot of other people do the technology critique of society better than I do so I’ll stop there. I do wanna add one more related thought though. If Blogs and LJs are the zines and cafes of this generation, then ebay is the pamphlet, short manifesto, and the place to shout in the dark and hope that someone hears. I once had high hopes for karaoke but (thank youdeadletters) ebay is where people go now when they have no other place to vent. Among the vast amount of collectibles and crap out there, there are some poignant moments.
* obviously this is a lie since the room was packed. But you know what I’m saying.
amarama and fattest’s klezmer show it seemed like half the room had LJs.* The difference between this and other events with a lot of LJ people is that it wasn’t like we all saw Ama’s post and decided to go. It was a combination of people who I knew before LJ: anarqueso, ilipodscrill, fattest, people I met through LJ: amarama, felicks who I knew would be there. A person I met through LJ who I didn’t know would be there: maeve66 and an LJ person who I still don’t know but wrote about going: princessmaam. How many other LJers were there?It made me think about a day where pretty much everyone would have an online persona. What will happen to social interaction? Will it be an extension of surveillance society? Will there be even more self-aware posturing? Will there be more self-fulfilling prophecy (I said this would be fun. Therefore it will be fun!)?
It seems like just a matter of time. Obviously I have more readers than I did 3 years ago but this crazy little patch of internet that once seemed secluded seems awfully busy these days. My work life now collides with my writing one. Don’t get me wrong. I like it. But it does change the social nature of things.
A lot of other people do the technology critique of society better than I do so I’ll stop there. I do wanna add one more related thought though. If Blogs and LJs are the zines and cafes of this generation, then ebay is the pamphlet, short manifesto, and the place to shout in the dark and hope that someone hears. I once had high hopes for karaoke but (thank you
deadletters) ebay is where people go now when they have no other place to vent. Among the vast amount of collectibles and crap out there, there are some poignant moments.* obviously this is a lie since the room was packed. But you know what I’m saying.
