A wise woman once wrote, “If you’re that unhappy, then just leave.“ Sensible enough. So I’m leaving.
I wish I could say this wasn’t necessary. But this is it. I’m leaving LiveJournal and moving back to Blogger, grinding my teeth the whole way. Blogger isn’t necessarily better or easier to use. But they haven’t messed with their users or their content either.
LJ simply isn’t trustworthy anymore. They censor. They obfuscate their own policy. They distrust their own customer base. How does anyone with even the most rudimentary desire to write and express oneself hope to feel safe in that kind of environment? No, sooner or later, someone is going to say something a little more unmutual than the usual angsty emo-crap. And when that happens, I predict a riot.
And no, all the hype about LJ’s advisory board does not impress me. The current Powers That Be simply ignore the board’s advice. They have never acted on it. It’s a sop to the fanbase, nothing more.
I’ll do my best to keep up on my favorite LJ blogs. I’ve done what I can to make it easier for folks here to follow my words around. My new/old/new-again blog can be found at http://darkkarma.blogspot.com/ . I’m putting in subscription options of various sorts. If you already have a Google account, commenting should be fairly easy.
And for those LJ and WordPress users who don’t want a Google account (people have their reasons, cut ’em some slack), Blogger lets you use your blog URL as an OpenID login. Go to the comment page for a given post, select a provider (like say, LiveJournal), and type in your blog’s URL.
Hopefully I’ll see you there.