It's kind of sad, because I've seen some people dismiss LJ out of hand
Yah, I personally think those people are simply looking for reasons to dismiss LJ.
LJ is a tool. It's silly to dismiss the tool just because a bunch of teenage girls use it. And, as a matter of fact, teenage girls grow up, so in a lot of ways LJ is like those Asian mobile phone operators with all the cutesy add-ons. I don't see anyone making fun of those mobile operators just because their cell phones are pink and have antenna hang toys.
even though I personally have been using LJ for a number of years now and just haven't been exposed to any of that stuff.
Moreover, I don't think there's anything wrong with that stuff; no one compels me to read it, and if there's an infrastructure to support it that I can also use for whatever it is I want to do, so much the better.
Of course, one kind of has to already know someone with an LJ before that kind of thing can happen, so it's a case of the community creating itself and growing of its own accord, using the tools provided.
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Date: 2005-03-18 09:49 pm (UTC)Yah, I personally think those people are simply looking for reasons to dismiss LJ.
LJ is a tool. It's silly to dismiss the tool just because a bunch of teenage girls use it. And, as a matter of fact, teenage girls grow up, so in a lot of ways LJ is like those Asian mobile phone operators with all the cutesy add-ons. I don't see anyone making fun of those mobile operators just because their cell phones are pink and have antenna hang toys.
even though I personally have been using LJ for a number of years now and just haven't been exposed to any of that stuff.
Moreover, I don't think there's anything wrong with that stuff; no one compels me to read it, and if there's an infrastructure to support it that I can also use for whatever it is I want to do, so much the better.
Of course, one kind of has to already know someone with an LJ before that kind of thing can happen, so it's a case of the community creating itself and growing of its own accord, using the tools provided.
Yah, it's all about the network effects...