Re: Who Knows That You Blog?
2026-05-05
Who Knows That You Blog?
First, this is a response to David's post: Who knows that you blog?[*]. It is also a response to the other[*] people's[*] responses[*] that I have seen in my RSS feeds.
Who knows that you blog?
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For the most part, no one I know in real life knows this blog. My partner knows *that* I blog, but I have not showed it to them. I—like many other people, it seems—feel a sense of separation between real life and internet life that I am hesitant to violate. Also, the name I blog under here is the same one I write fanfiction under, so I feel a little shy about that. Beyond that I am not embarassed about what I write here—even if some things are hastily and uncarefully written. I am sure I'll share this sooner or later.
But all in all, nobody I know in real life knows both that I blog and where my blog is. At least for right now.
Who Knows You From Your Blog?
Now here's where it gets interesting. I have actually been in the reverse scenario. Once, I met at a convention, someone[*] who read my blog, but that I did not know in real life. I'll wager that is a great deal less common. The same separation applies, however. They remarked to me that they read my blog, but did not have much of a sense of who I was. I did not have a good answer.
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Do You Want To Be Known?
I certainly do prefer to omit personal details. I hope, or think, or expect, that people will simply read between the lines to get an idea of me. I guess I have done a good job of that. In part, I am old enough to have been taught not to give out personal information on the internet. But mostly, I am just very shy. Somewhere in the queue of blog post ideas is one about not posting more pictures—because they are a trace of where I have been and where I am.
Is it even worth the worrying? What I am most concerned about is not any particular reader, but the vast constant sweeps of surveillance that patrol the internet—and those already know who I am.
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