There is definitely some of that 'high demands' thing going on. And the stimulus-response of the quick and easy posting to FB and Twitter, where you can get the 'same' inputs and outputs to the psyche in 140 characters or less.
People used to post to LJ that way. But there weren't other options except AIM status messages then. And people weren't using their mobile devices as their primary electronic communicator at the time. Social networking was the province of desktop computers and LJ's voice-to-post (!). But combined with the higher demands on time, we spend less of it on a desktop/laptop, and more of it on the new easy access mobiles...
The answer for me is to build ways of doing the old stuff on new devices, but that's not for everyone.
So yes, I'l keep reading, and commenting, and posting, and commenting. It is better with an audience.
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People used to post to LJ that way. But there weren't other options except AIM status messages then. And people weren't using their mobile devices as their primary electronic communicator at the time. Social networking was the province of desktop computers and LJ's voice-to-post (!). But combined with the higher demands on time, we spend less of it on a desktop/laptop, and more of it on the new easy access mobiles...
The answer for me is to build ways of doing the old stuff on new devices, but that's not for everyone.
So yes, I'l keep reading, and commenting, and posting, and commenting. It is better with an audience.