"But yes, I totally regress to high school anxiety around vidders."
For me, it also has to do with the nature of online communication. This is the first time I've participated in any online community. I find it very strange to comment on the personal lives of people I've never seen face to face or that I only met once, even if I am moved by what they say. I feel more comfortable responding to people who use the same icon all the time, because I need something concrete to hold onto, I guess. I don't have a big friend list and I feel weird friending people that I've never met, even if I want to stay up to date on their vids. It's also weird to have access to conversations that are taking place between people who have clearly been friends for a while. There's no sense for a newcomer if commenting will be breaking into a conversation between more intimate friends or not. Ah, well, thus is the nature of LJ. Still getting used to it, I guess.
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For me, it also has to do with the nature of online communication. This is the first time I've participated in any online community. I find it very strange to comment on the personal lives of people I've never seen face to face or that I only met once, even if I am moved by what they say. I feel more comfortable responding to people who use the same icon all the time, because I need something concrete to hold onto, I guess. I don't have a big friend list and I feel weird friending people that I've never met, even if I want to stay up to date on their vids. It's also weird to have access to conversations that are taking place between people who have clearly been friends for a while. There's no sense for a newcomer if commenting will be breaking into a conversation between more intimate friends or not. Ah, well, thus is the nature of LJ. Still getting used to it, I guess.