But I can't be Sherlock Holmes

[sovay]

Aside from the fact that it would eat my life, I think the problem with me getting a Tumblr is that I would completely overthink it. I mean, the world is full of beautiful time sinks. I'd have to go through a lot of them if I were going to represent accurately the spectrum of things I find attractive to look at or interesting to think about. I don't have the time for that. I'm engaged in a job search. My free time, what there is of it, will drop spectacularly if I'm successful. The last thing I need is to get stuck into a new social media platform that requires me to spend even more hours looking at things on the internet. I keep away from Twitter for similar reasons: I am an obsessive person and I already stay awake until four in the morning writing about things. Also I do not think I naturally generate witty tags. This train of thought brought to you by the couple of people recently who've asked if I'm on Tumblr and this photobombing blowfish.

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[thistleingrey.livejournal.com]

I have a Tumblr to which I almost never post, and for long months I haven't even visited its dashboard to view others' posts. One too many feeds, for me. (The few Tumblr accounts I follow fit neatly into my syndicated (RSS/Atom) skimming, together with other non-DW/LJ blogs.)

[sovay]

One too many feeds, for me. (The few Tumblr accounts I follow fit neatly into my syndicated (RSS/Atom) skimming, together with other non-DW/LJ blogs.)

Yeah. I don't know how many different platforms I could follow without feeling that I was just spending my life skipping back and forth between the different flavors of social media. Like, most of the time I just want to read a book.