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Jeez, Inquiry - I know poetry is artistic, but that little lyric-turned-smolnet maxim IS art! :)

And yea, I can see where "interaction = interaction" despite the platform which it occurs. I just happen to find that smolnet places tend to manifest A) interactions, at all - as there's not much left for one to do when pre-censored by social media algo's, and B) higher chance of quality *per* interaction. A smol(ler), self-governed collection of bloggers, or journalers, or whatever are more likely to maintain a higher standard of basic etiquette, unlike those who passively (and passive-aggressively) spit out trite comments on, say, Reddit or Twitter, because of A) their own lack of personal recognition, and B) knowing that there is nearly no (significant) consequence in doing so (because everything just sort of blends in with the crowd, anyway).

Anyway, a lot of what I wrote above has already been opined on and dissected by people who paid more money than me for a degree in matters that render their "take" on this of greater importance than "random blogger TMO from St Louis", so I will leave digital social structures and the platforms that deal with such matters to the minds that are keen to underwrite the existence of them.

But in the meantime, I'm fine with seeking out, participating in, and being a proactive member of smaller (online (and offline!)) communities that just sort of come/go organically.

And for the record, I don't see what goes on within M.p or S.p or anywhere like that as whining, no matter what the individual's take on things are. I appreciate your views, tastes, opinions, and interpretations as much as anyone I see/talk to anywhere else online or IRL.

Cheers, Inquiry.

Happy days ahead! :)

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~inquiry wrote (thread):

TMO!

I appreciate your kind, thoughtful, well-written words.

Your blog

continues to be what I'll call a "model blog-tizen", i.e. superior example of what seems great blogging to me.

In a way it reminds me of my all-time favorite newscaster:

Lynne Russell

I consider her all-time top notch because she basically delivered what happened sans leading/opinion/judgement in either word or facial expression, e.g. the ridiculous hyper overacting of rolled eyes, furrowed brows, and all the other happy horseshit of the modern "journalist".

Keep up the great work of reporting your daily happenings with increasingly nuanced, fun-to-read English!