January 8, 2011
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observation
Sometimes I just click around and I stumble across someone talking about one of the “popular” Xangans, especially if said person has abandoned their site. Sometimes I can’t help but share my perspective, but this was one of my better extended metaphors, I think (left as a comment here):
Except that I’ve been here for TEN years. But this person nailed it when s/he said “so-called legends.” The Xangalaxy is like any other, full of many different types of stars. This guy must have been one of those blue supergiants, that burn extremely brightly but briefly, and end their existence in a supernova. In time, all that remains of them is a black hole. The Xangalaxy has many such black holes, once uber-popular bloggers who got all the attention for a brief stint. Who now remembers those who flamed out in 2001? 2002? Only those of us who have endured so long– and the vast majority of us are dwarf stars, yellow or even dimmer red, who matter only to the few planets in their orbit, or some simply solitary in the void. But while we’re hard to see, we continue to burn for far, far longer than the giant stars. As for those who actually care about popularity here, remember that no matter how bright you are, over 99% of the universe is simply empty space. There’s a whole lot more of nothing than there is of something. And the Xangalaxy, important as it may be to its inhabitants, is infinitesimally small and unknown in the universe of the Web.
Happy Saturday!
Comments (4)
Yes. I don’t think I’ve read a “popular” Xangan’s blog since… Xanga was young and small and almost everybody read almost everybody else. You remember those days, eh?
Some of those people, the “popular” ones will sub & friend me every now and then… only to unsub as soon as I sub back. Cheeky bastards! Of course… most of those people I find highly boring or annoying, so end up unsubbing anyway…
::shrugs:: Oh well.
I love it!
I’ve actually been here close to 10 years myself, but have had several names, well three, I think, my ex found my original site and I come here for me, not for people involved in my real life to see my personal thoughts and feelings. I’m pretty private, most of my stuff is protected and that’s probably why I’ve never become popular on here.
Not that I care. But it’s not exactly like it was before Facebook. When people were more active. I came here because a friend had a site and I wanted to comment. And I made my own friends, a few have become very good friends. But anyway…… I’m rambling and I’m bored.
@warweasel - I, in my heyday, was as popular as you need to associate with here.
@biggirlpanties - Boredom is forgivable so long as you do not becoming boring yourself… which I doubt you will.