Thursday, July 21, 2011

what is this about? i don't see the point.

Sometimes when I'm sitting in my room in front of my laptop (which is basically 90% of the time I'm awake) I'm thinking about the internet and if it's really worth it to have a blog, a Tumblr and Twitter account. Sometimes I think it would be better to just be around and don't interact. That's what I did when I was on my "break" earlier this month.
I spent less time on the internet, but still, I was around A LOT. I was there. Everywhere. I just didn't interact.
Except Tumblr. I wasn't there, because if you just look without doing something on Tumblr, it's the most boring thing ever.
And except Twitter. Because I always wanted to know what's going on in my friends' lifes.
It was such a good feeling to enjoy everything without doing anything. You know, this feeling when you watch other people work while you're relaxing in the sun.
It's good to not "work" for a while on the internet. But I came back, because I love writing blog posts and spending literally my whole day on Tumblr reblogging stuff. I love it.
But now, after two weeks back in action I wonder what's going on here. Blogger became such a boring place to me. I still love blogging. I just don't see why I'm doing it. I blog almost daily. I always know something to write about and sometimes I can't wait to get it out there. It's the same every time. I'm excited to write something. I post it. I tweet about it. Then I do other stuff. Checking my emails now and then to see if someone left a comment. Which hardly ever happens the first few hours. And then I forgot that I posted a post. And then the next day there are probably 1-3 comments. Comments from people who leave comments on pretty much every single post. To be honest, it disappoints me from time to time.
People always say, that blogging is not about having followers and I absolutely agree with that.
But, what's Blogger for, if you don't get any response except from a few people. I love to read your comments, don't get me wrong. It's just amazingly boring. I could also write those people emails or talk to them on Twitter. I don't need Blogger for that.
You've probably noticed that I don't really reply to your comments anymore. Why? I got bored saying "Thanks", because most of the comments I get are short and there's nothing more to respond than "Thanks".
To quote Hope "It feels a little like talking to a brick or something". Exactly. That's how I feel.
Sometimes I have ideas to write a post about a topic that's important to me or I'd like to discuss and then I never write it, because people just don't care to read a long blog post without pictures and use their brains and maybe leave a comment with their opinion. It's frustrating.
Of course, I'm not the best follower either. Sometimes I don't mind reading all the posts people blog and sometimes I forget to leave a comment. Yes, I forget it. I always want to comment and then I forget about it. :/ Sorry.
Anyway, it seems to me as if people on Blogger don't want to talk anymore. They just want to see short posts with cool and funny stuff or great pictures. Nothing against photography blogs or people who post short posts with lots of pictures, but if you're just here to look at funny stuff, then please go and get a Tumblr. Tumblr is made for that. You also don't have to talk or use your brain there, either. Isn't that perfect?
Seriously, sometimes I can't stand this anymore.
It happened several times that I posted something and expected people's opinion and then I got really angry because all of the comments where comments you can put in the category "three words telling you that whatever you said is cute/cool/fun". What the heck is wrong with this world? You can't have a discussion on the internet. It's useless to try. This makes it like real life. I mean I live in a family where the most thrilling topic is the weather. I'm used to this shiz, but that's not what I expect from my followers. That's not why I'm here.
All these places, Blogger, Twitter, Tumblr, are social networks. I see the network, but where's the social?
Blogger is like talking to a wall. Tumblr is amazing, but you don't need your brain for it. It's my inspiration board, but sometimes it's really boring with only 26 followers, because nobody ever sends you a message or whatever. Twitter is still the best...as long as there's someone online.
I don't know what to do with all these things. I don't know what to do with my blog. I really don't know.
Where are my 70something followers? I can't see them.
Sometimes I think I should delete this blog and start a new blog to get rid of all these people who don't care about my blog anymore. To see the real number of people who read my blog. Because 70something is definitely not the real number.
I could also delete my blog and never return. It wouldn't even matter.
But I won't.

10 comments:

  1. Ugh I so get what you're feeling. I swear half the time I don't want to tweet or write a blog post just because I feel like no one cares and really when you think about it, why should anyone care what we're doing in our daily lives or whatever? It's so weird having social networks, if I had more of a life where I went out and did things like I used to I wouldn't have a blog or a twitter or a tumblr. But I don't have an interesting life so obviously I try and find shit to occupy me until my life become interesting again. Everything was fun at first; facebook, twitter, tumblr, blogger.. they were all fun at first but now it seems like everything is just effing dying. I don't know what to do or if I should delete this and that. I mean I know I'm glad I deleted my other blog and set up ground rules for this new one. I only blog if I WANT to and I seriously am just not going to care if any else cares or reads it. Someone, somewhere (besides me) loves your blog and enjoys it. Why in the hell this someone never shows their face is beyond me but if I were you I just wouldn't give up, I would only do things on here as long as I enjoyed them and believe that people DO care or read. And as far as the getting messages on tumblr you won't get what everyone else gets until you have like 500 followers, it's sad but true.. we'll get there one day. ;) Anyways; just know I feel exactly this way and I really don't get any of it either! :)

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  2. Yup, if I had an interesting life I wouldn't be around here either. Or at least not that much. But I have all my friends on the internet and the people I know in real life care less than the people on the internet. So I can choose.
    I don't want to give up blogger, because as I said I love it and I have so much I want to talk about. Maybe I should delete this one and get a new one. All this old stuff and all these followers who don't really follow are getting on my nerves.
    Thanks for reading and commenting :)
    ps: yes, Tumblr is a really, really weird but freaking amazing place on the internet.

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  3. I've been thinking a lot about social media too Antonia, except my biggest complaint is with Facebook. Seriously I don't like all this friend-ing. I'd say 70% of them I don't talk too and half I'll probably never see again. And I honestly feel a little guilty and happy when I deny a request. (that's not weird though right?) And the whole thing where people can post whatever picture you've been in since birth... bugs the heck out of me. I've yet to try twitter, but been thinking about it. The thing with bloggers is that I think out of my 90 something followers, I think maybe only 8 or 9 consistently ever comment or write me, and honestly they're the people whose opinions I actually care about =) I look at the stats and see that there's a lot of hits on the blog, but what's the point of reading someones blog if you're not going to comment? And the whole photography thing? Some blogs that's all it it... and they're not even like professional photographers... so I'm wondering what's the point? Blogs are for actually using your brain as you said, and writing something that's longer that three sentences. And I know this is super long and I'm rambling =)

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  4. I still visit your blog. I just don't comment anymore since I usually don't have anything to say other than "cool," so I don't comment anymore. :/ And it must be an effect of Tumblr... Where commenting is limited, so I don't comment so much and I think that habit's extended to Blogger and online news. Heehee.

    I deleted my blog several months ago since very few read and commented anyway, which was disheartening. :(( It felt no different from talking to myself in my room. :((

    Anywaaay, generally, I think Facebook, Tumblr, Blogger, etc. are just fun when I don't get too much of them or when my real social life is more active than them.

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  5. Natalie: I don't have Facebook, so I can't say much about that. But every time I hear something about it I'm glad that I've decided against it. ;)
    It's true, those few people who actually leave comments are people I care about and I really love reading their comments. I don't get it what all the others are doing when my posts show up on their dashboard. Scrolling through it without reading? They could also unfollow.
    By the way, your blog is one of these blogs where I'd like to comment much more. Honestly. I hope to do that in the future :)

    RiaRamona: it's okay if you don't leave comments when you don't have anything to say. But I'm glad you had to say something about this post ;) And yes, this whole not-commenting thing on Tumblr easily extended to Blogger. I try to seperate these pages as much as possible, which does not always work.
    Oh, and you have a Tumblr?????

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  6. Here's some advice that I've taken upon myself to use: Listen to your heart. Write what's on your heart.
    Maybe what you're writing will be searched in five years for someone trying to find a solution for an answer or just knowing they're not the only one whose ever been there.
    It's pretty special, really. :)

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  7. Yup! But I just follow and like, no blogging and re- blogging, so my page is plain. Haha!

    Oh, and there! I just followed you! :D

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  8. I like the internet because all the people I read the blogs of work crazy-hard and it gives me inspiration and makes me work harder. But my brother, who is your age, goes on Tumblr and I'm like... Well, I don't know what I'm like, except that I don't really 'get' Tumblr. It looks kind of awesome but I feel not awesome enough to be there if that makes sense.
    And most of the time I have no idea what to write, but I write. And then some lovely people comment. And my posts are shortish but if people have a problem with that they can just leave. That is my mantra for the internet. There's just no point wasting time reading some rubbish blog or whatever. Just go with the stuff that empowers you/inspires you. Don't do it just to fill your time.

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  9. I totally get how you're feeling. I sort of feel like Blogger has died a lot in the past six months. I don't get very many comments anymore, but I am happy for the ones I do get.

    You have to do what's right for you, but please don't quit blogging forever. And if you decide to start a new blog I will be your first follower. I love your posts. Life would suck without them. ;)

    (And without our blogs we never would have met. Isn't that crazy?)

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  10. I totally agree that Blogger has become boring. And comments was one of the reason I stopped doing my blogs...I hate the lack of them. :/

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