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When I find myself feeling guilty over what, if I poke at it enough, appears to be linear time, I probably need my perspective tweaked a bit.
Some of my recent conversational stress appears to be rooted in my communication packets (especially when under stress) don't have enough mass to trigger other people's ping responses. The fact that when I am uncertain about receipt I use smaller and smaller packets does not help.
My computer troubles are going to send me over the edge into complete madness. As if I didn't have enough on my mind. Zootlewurdle, zootlewurdle, zootlewurdle.
I'm going to go make myself something warm to eat in the hopes that it means I don't melt down.
Some of my recent conversational stress appears to be rooted in my communication packets (especially when under stress) don't have enough mass to trigger other people's ping responses. The fact that when I am uncertain about receipt I use smaller and smaller packets does not help.
My computer troubles are going to send me over the edge into complete madness. As if I didn't have enough on my mind. Zootlewurdle, zootlewurdle, zootlewurdle.
I'm going to go make myself something warm to eat in the hopes that it means I don't melt down.
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... and yes, actually, like usenet/LJ in a way. More like LJ, though since this is my space and I can say what I damn well please here, the effects are moderated.
If I'm going to initiate a conversation about a specific subject, I do so almost circuitously; this is more the case when the subject is emotional or otherwise important, because ascertaining consent for having that sort of conversation is very important to me. So I mention the subject and see whether the responses show signs of interest in more detail; putting out all the detail at once is presuming consent. Ideally, there is a response of an equivalent level of data, and from there the participants can build up to an actual conversation about the issue.
If I am in doubt about receipt of the packet, I get even less information per sending, because more data feels more likely to transgress.
The 'why it's like LJ' is that I write all kinds of things here, and some of it gets responses and some doesn't. If conversations develop in response, it's in the 'I found this worth responding to' mode on the part of whoever. The other major difference is that stuff here is not directed and very little of it has significant freighting with meaning that needs response, which is not necessarily the case in a less broadcast-style medium.