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lord_whimsy had a post ("TO BE OR NOT TO BE") discussing his sense of ambivalence towards his LJ.
I've backed up my LJ onto my laptop, and am considering (if not energetically) the idea of exporting it to WordPress. That's just the blog end of things secured, howeevr. LiveJournal has functioned for me at least as much as social network, long predating my Facebook membership, than as a blog. If LiveJournal were to go under, I could and would resort to Facebook, but that would be only partial compensation for the loss of the rich and eclectic network of people I've gotten to know since June 2002. LiveJournal's friends list is something I've grown accustomed to and could only duplicate, with some effort, via a not-very-portable RSS reader.
And you? What has LiveJournal done for you, and what would you do without it?
lord_whimsy had a post ("TO BE OR NOT TO BE") discussing his sense of ambivalence towards his LJ.My initial impulse was to start backing off and exporting my six year-old LiveJournal, but at the last moment, I decided to cancel these safeguards. It felt too much like backpedaling to an old media mindset, a craving for permanence in an impermanent medium. Emotionally I wanted to save all the nonsense I've posted here--some of which have documented my life over that period. But philosophically I'm appalled at the idea, since the ephemeral nature of a blog/journal/blogue is part of its beauty--lends it a bittersweet tang, if you will. And besides, I won't revisit 90% of those posts, anyway.
So what are your thoughts? When the time comes, will you embalm your LJ or will you let it die a "natural" death?
I've backed up my LJ onto my laptop, and am considering (if not energetically) the idea of exporting it to WordPress. That's just the blog end of things secured, howeevr. LiveJournal has functioned for me at least as much as social network, long predating my Facebook membership, than as a blog. If LiveJournal were to go under, I could and would resort to Facebook, but that would be only partial compensation for the loss of the rich and eclectic network of people I've gotten to know since June 2002. LiveJournal's friends list is something I've grown accustomed to and could only duplicate, with some effort, via a not-very-portable RSS reader.
And you? What has LiveJournal done for you, and what would you do without it?
