Conversation, Community, and Facebook

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

If we all don't get enough love out of Facebook, why aren't we here that much?

Funny you say that. I'd say because our lives have taken us in other busy directions. I have much less attention to give, which is nice about FB, it doesn't require attention.

For me, I read LoT all the time, but hardly post because I either don't have the time or the emotional energy to put together the type of thoughtful post I feel the LoT deserves. That or someone has already posted my sentiments.

Maybe if I just change my attitude about what LoT deserves or doesn't deserve, I'd be a lot more active. I care a great deal more about the people on here than the people I have on Facebook.

Hmmm...

[3894]

Originally Posted by blueerica

For me, I read LoT all the time, but hardly post because I either don't have the time or the emotional energy to put together the type of thoughtful post I feel the LoT deserves. That or someone has already posted my sentiments.
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So, ravelry.com's board has voting buttons at the bottom of each post: Interesting, Educational, Funny, Agree, Disagree, Love. It's a shorthand way of interacting.

Is this or something like it for LoT? Can you handle clicking Love buttons?

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by blueerica

Funny you say that. I'd say because our lives have taken us in other busy directions. I have much less attention to give, which is nice about FB, it doesn't require attention.

For me, I read LoT all the time, but hardly post because I either don't have the time or the emotional energy to put together the type of thoughtful post I feel the LoT deserves. That or someone has already posted my sentiments.

Maybe if I just change my attitude about what LoT deserves or doesn't deserve, I'd be a lot more active. I care a great deal more about the people on here than the people I have on Facebook.

Hmmm...

^What she said.

In my case, life took some unexpected turns, many of which severely limited my opportunities for real-world interactions. I've never stopped caring about anyone here, nor stopped reading all of the comments. More than anything, I just didn't want to be the person always posting something negative, and for quite some time, there wasn't a lot of positive in my life to post about. Rather than be a downer all the time, I felt it best to just lurk.

Thankfully, although my situation hasn't improved as much as I would have liked, my attitude and perspective have, and sometimes that's the best you can do. I do appreciate Facebook for keeping me up to date on the lives of friends that I care deeply about, many of whom post on LoT, but I really miss our old interactions as well, and I miss all of you. I'm simply grateful that LoT still exists, because it still feels far more like a genuine community than anywhere else I've found online.