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Maintaining Reader Interest
Jun. 22nd, 2004 11:59 pmThe threat of computer viruses is getting so bad that I almost wish I could just stop using computers until they find a way to totally virus-proof them. That's really not possible, though.
I'm curious as to whether any strangers read this journal. I'll occasionally get a comment from someone I don't know, which leads to a mixture of flattery ("Wow, someone actually reads this!") and paranoia ("How did they find it?"). And it's not like it's that hard to find; I've put the address out on various Internet forums and e-mails. I do like to know how people found it and why they're reading it, though.
Along those lines, I have to wonder whether anyone I don't know would have any interest in reading this. (Really, I also wonder if people I DO know have any interest in reading it, but that's a different matter.) I write about my feelings occasionally and my opinions often, but I don't think it ever really gets really introspective and/or personal, both because I'm aware it's available for the public to read and because I'm not really interested in that kind of writing. I guess someone would have to have interests in common with me to get much out of what I write. Of course, I'm sure there are plenty of people who read this regularly who have no interest in some of the stuff I address in my entries. For instance, I think three people have expressed interest in the Oz-related stuff I've written; most people I know read this aren't interested in Oz at all. I think most of my readers are They Might Be Giants fans to some extent, but perhaps not enough so to care what I have to say about the band. Of course, other people sometimes have entries about things in which I'm not interested in the least, yet I'll usually try to read them anyway. I don't think there's any way to interest all the people all the time, but I like to think I'm not totally boring (despite the fact that someone once said I had the most boring blog ever), and that each one of my entries is of interest to SOMEONE. Otherwise, what's the point in writing them?
I'm curious as to whether any strangers read this journal. I'll occasionally get a comment from someone I don't know, which leads to a mixture of flattery ("Wow, someone actually reads this!") and paranoia ("How did they find it?"). And it's not like it's that hard to find; I've put the address out on various Internet forums and e-mails. I do like to know how people found it and why they're reading it, though.
Along those lines, I have to wonder whether anyone I don't know would have any interest in reading this. (Really, I also wonder if people I DO know have any interest in reading it, but that's a different matter.) I write about my feelings occasionally and my opinions often, but I don't think it ever really gets really introspective and/or personal, both because I'm aware it's available for the public to read and because I'm not really interested in that kind of writing. I guess someone would have to have interests in common with me to get much out of what I write. Of course, I'm sure there are plenty of people who read this regularly who have no interest in some of the stuff I address in my entries. For instance, I think three people have expressed interest in the Oz-related stuff I've written; most people I know read this aren't interested in Oz at all. I think most of my readers are They Might Be Giants fans to some extent, but perhaps not enough so to care what I have to say about the band. Of course, other people sometimes have entries about things in which I'm not interested in the least, yet I'll usually try to read them anyway. I don't think there's any way to interest all the people all the time, but I like to think I'm not totally boring (despite the fact that someone once said I had the most boring blog ever), and that each one of my entries is of interest to SOMEONE. Otherwise, what's the point in writing them?
