Plus de temps libre

I had a dream last night, and there were references to someone I know through LiveJournal. Or knew. I’m not sure. It got me thinking though, since I haven’t checked that place for a few weeks now. I do feel a little guilty for just dropping these people out of my life, but although I do miss them, I don’t think I want to be dragged back into being so obligated to a community.

One thing I wanted to do this year is ’sever’ my ties to the internet. So that I can come back from a week’s holiday and not have to spend a whole day sorting out the crap I’ve missed and so on. I think dropping LiveJournal has essentially done that in one swoop; no more time-sensitive entries to keep up with.

Blogs are different, because you can read them whenever you like. You’re not expected to leave a comment as a reader, and there isn’t this elitist ‘friends-only’ structure. All of the other things I use the internet for are either impersonal or relatively real-time, so I don’t feel any pressure.

Like I said, I do miss some people, but not enough to want to throw myself back into the routine of having to be involved 24/7 with what other people write about their lives. I love to read it, but if I have to make a meaningless comment to prove that, and write an equally meaningless entry myself, it’s not for me any more.