It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, as usual. I’ve been considering not posting much more publicly. The Internet is a very different place than it was when I started a weblog back in ‘99, and even more different than the experience I had when I frequented dial-up BBSs in the ’80s. Back then, the likelihood that someone who was reading it would be of at least a similar mindset was a lot better. AOL hooking to Usenet was just the tip of the iceberg.

It’s not all bad, of course. Having non-geek friends is a good thing. I just feel, I don’t know, more exposed. I always knew that anyone could be reading, but the likelihood was rather low. It still is, with the huge number of weblogs out there, but it just feels different. Everyone* is on now. I’m not exactly exposing myself to all gawkers, but telling your life story to a bunch of friends gathered in a public bar has a different feel to it than shouting it out in a crowded mall. Being on-line used to be like meeting up in a friend’s basement, then like a friendly pub. Now it’s a bit how I image a shopping mall would be like if it was run by the Russian Mafia.

I’ll probably always have a presence on-line, and the website isn’t going anywhere; I just may be posting mostly friends-only on Livejournal from now on. I prefer to keep full control over my content, but I know that keeping multiple log-ins is a pain, and most people who would be reading are already on there. Who knows, maybe I’ll post more. Heh, yeah, that’s a good one, isn’t it?

*By everyone, I mean everyone in a first-world country who has money.