People like me aren't like me
Apr. 1st, 2002 10:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I was delighted to discover that similar interest matching was working again (if you're a paid member).
Fantastic, I thought. I quick click there will find me loads of people like me.
Dammit, my interests aren't specific enough. The people like me aren't like me! Or maybe my interests don't actually represent me.
I'm gonna play around with my interests and see who I can find.
Fantastic, I thought. I quick click there will find me loads of people like me.
Dammit, my interests aren't specific enough. The people like me aren't like me! Or maybe my interests don't actually represent me.
I'm gonna play around with my interests and see who I can find.
devout
Date: 2002-04-01 05:47 am (UTC)Or you (being them & you) have not taken the time to really fill your interest box.
I know I haven't.
More
Date: 2002-04-01 02:55 pm (UTC)I realised while I was filling them in that they are basically the same intereste I had 5/10 years ago. I've gone into them in a lot more depth over that time, but the basics have stayed the same.
Hmmmm, maybe I need better definitions of my interests.
Re: More
Date: 2002-04-01 03:21 pm (UTC)Re: More
Date: 2002-04-02 01:30 am (UTC)Why would you want to define your interests better? Is this step one in a similar-interests-page master plan?
Blech
Date: 2002-04-02 01:39 am (UTC)I keep hoping I'll stumble across an easier way of meeting cool people. I was vaguely hoping that 'people who like what I like' would be a way of doing that.
Of course I'd already learned that this isn't true about 7 or 8 years ago, but hey, nothing wrong with failing to learn from your experiences, is there?
Damn.
Re: Blech
Date: 2002-04-02 01:43 am (UTC)Visit LJs that interest you. Lurk for weeks. Like people. Join communities too.
Interesting people will not flock to you. =)
Ditto
Date: 2002-04-02 01:47 am (UTC)And they seem to be flocking to me a bit. At least 3 people have found me rather than vice versa. Not enough, of course, and none of them are throwing money and bowing down at my feet.
Re: Ditto
Date: 2002-04-02 01:50 am (UTC)Then start a community, jeez. :)
?
Date: 2002-04-02 01:54 am (UTC)Naah, things are actually going fairly well. I just had inflated hopes for the 'similar interests' link, which didn't pan out. Not actually a problem, just something to whine about.
Re: ?
Date: 2002-04-02 01:58 am (UTC)Look at
So start a discussion group, with a charterbased on your interests. Find people. Go on, get on with it. It's Tuesday, there's not much going on.
You're possibly right
Date: 2002-04-02 02:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-04-01 09:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-04-03 08:20 am (UTC)OTOH, she was #88 on the list, and none of my other friends/online acquaintances are on there.
I think you're right about the interests, though. I should probably tweak mine to better represent myself. O_O;;