tag:dreamwidth.org,2022-06-04:4002832on the internet, nobody knows you're a dogcaincain2025-01-21T17:31:46Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2022-06-04:4002832:70434Changing journals2025-01-21T17:21:34Z2025-01-21T17:31:46Zpublic5<p>I've been inactive here for long stretches of time. Some self-discoveries have happened, and it turns out I was using Dreamwidth in a way that really didn't work for me. Viewing DW first and foremost as a way to make friends, I sort of backed myself into a parasocial corner, where I felt an obligation to the people here and got stressed out about it. (This is a <em>me</em> problem, a lifelong thing, not any specific people on here.) I may go through and change the privacy settings on my existing posts here. </p>
<p>However, I think there <em>is</em> a way DW can work for me. I need to treat it more like a journal, logging events in my life so I can look back and see what happened when, so I can contextualize memories and work through my shit. I need to start from scratch in order to do it. I'll be changing the way I post, tag, and interact. My approach to my circle, access lists, and privacy will likely also change. </p>
<p>So I'm switching journals. I might still be inactive for long stretches on the new journal (ADHD is like that) but I think I'll be cultivating a useful resource for myself, rather than just a place to shout into the semi-anonymous void. </p>
<p>For personal reasons, I don't want to connect the usernames publicly. If you want to know where I've gone, DM me. I still get emails for comments here. Wishing you all well.</p>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=chemicalcain&ditemid=70434" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2022-06-04:4002832:69772on the internet, nobody knows you're a dog2024-04-22T14:41:38Z2024-04-22T14:41:38ZWolf Count by The Mountain Goatsrecognizedpublic4<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_you%27re_a_dog"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Internet_dog.jpg" alt="A large dog sits on a chair at a desk, with his paw on the keyboard of the computer before him, speaking to a smaller dog sitting on the floor beside him. He says, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."" /></a></p>
<p>^ gender.</p>
<p><small>I'm still alive. I haven't been keeping up here at all but I keep meaning to come back to it. Just been busy and worn out by life stuff.</small></p>
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