The Manic Mechanic

I'm in the same boat, Phil...I created a FB account because so many LJ friends had shifted over there...it was a way to keep up with them. But the longer I've been on there (despite only rarely logging in), the more annoyed I get with the 10-word posts and the scads of invitations to participate in obscure "kidnap" games, etc. One guy who I think quite highly of actually sent me something 8 kidnap requests, 10 safari requests, 9 tropical fish requests, and various other requests in 3 or 4 other FB applications...there hasn't been much other personal interaction beyond that, which makes me feel like I'm a game piece in a board game. Doing those 10-word posts just isn't me...I prefer putting some thought into what I write, so I develop and flesh-out *most* of what I eventually post here in LJ. And I don't post all that frequently, either. I view LJ as a writing tablet, and as an interactive experience that really helps some of us who aren't naturally verbal and expressive...to me, it's the difference between spending a Saturday night barhopping with two dozen friends (which sometimes CAN be fun), and having a more meaningful conversation with a half-dozen friends around a crackling campfire with the only interruptions being the crickets chirping in the dusk and the laughing of people who identify with you over a shared thought. Some people would even go so far as to say that it's an issue of quantity vs. quality. I'll stick primarily with LJ.