...Rik!...you were the one who inspired me to comment so long ago...and even go so far as to write about them ( https://cansafis.substack.com/p/asterickrolls ) after reading this ( https://theconversationstarter.substack.com/p/be-careful-what-you-like )...that said i totally agree and understand the feeling...there is nothing better than being human and our human push to bring ourselves more and more online is not improving life imo...slurping starbucks in an apple mutantmask while i chug comments on a roblox board is no way to live...all this to say let's talk online sometime face to face -- always the most fun!...
Good to know about your relationship to comments. I’ve personally taken it on as a practice because regardless of responses it improves my communication skills, enriches my thinking, and often gives me new ideas and language for my own writing. But honestly knowing you’re not into dialogue here is good to know.
It's true. Somehow online discussions are difficult for me. But as you say, it's a practice. Probably one that would be beneficial for me to get better at in the future. Besides the reasons you mention, what was the spark that made you get into this? And what 'why' is driving it?
Rik! I was just making my peace with not having a back and forth with you here and now here you are! : ) ha ha. Well, the spark was simply realizing how self-centered I am. And that is in no way an indictment of you or anyone else for choosing not to engage with comments. It takes quite a bit of time. And at first it was motivated by the awareness that I just want attention and don't particularly want to give it. That alone was enough of a realization to comment to a short commenting experiment. But that rolled into discovering all sorts of other benefits that I didn't expect. It makes me a better communicator because I get better at having conversations that matter to others instead of just conversations that matter to me. And I'm always stumbling on new ideas that come up in dialogue like this that I can use in my own content.
Here's me spending the past 10 mins trying to figure out what to comment lol
Something there about the need to demonstrate sincerity that seems to matter more in async (is this the problem?!) conversations...
Could be. Maybe we're (or I am) putting to much pressure on ourselves to be some specific thing. Demonstrative might be a good word there yes…
...Rik!...you were the one who inspired me to comment so long ago...and even go so far as to write about them ( https://cansafis.substack.com/p/asterickrolls ) after reading this ( https://theconversationstarter.substack.com/p/be-careful-what-you-like )...that said i totally agree and understand the feeling...there is nothing better than being human and our human push to bring ourselves more and more online is not improving life imo...slurping starbucks in an apple mutantmask while i chug comments on a roblox board is no way to live...all this to say let's talk online sometime face to face -- always the most fun!...
Good to know about your relationship to comments. I’ve personally taken it on as a practice because regardless of responses it improves my communication skills, enriches my thinking, and often gives me new ideas and language for my own writing. But honestly knowing you’re not into dialogue here is good to know.
It's true. Somehow online discussions are difficult for me. But as you say, it's a practice. Probably one that would be beneficial for me to get better at in the future. Besides the reasons you mention, what was the spark that made you get into this? And what 'why' is driving it?
Rik! I was just making my peace with not having a back and forth with you here and now here you are! : ) ha ha. Well, the spark was simply realizing how self-centered I am. And that is in no way an indictment of you or anyone else for choosing not to engage with comments. It takes quite a bit of time. And at first it was motivated by the awareness that I just want attention and don't particularly want to give it. That alone was enough of a realization to comment to a short commenting experiment. But that rolled into discovering all sorts of other benefits that I didn't expect. It makes me a better communicator because I get better at having conversations that matter to others instead of just conversations that matter to me. And I'm always stumbling on new ideas that come up in dialogue like this that I can use in my own content.