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March 26th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized
…Why did you turn off my comments?
Nobody’s going to comment anyway.

Just because people don’t comment doesn’t mean they aren’t reading.
I mean, part of my dayjob is to browse blogs but not necessarily to comment on them.
This means I’m reading them even if I don’t comment.

So what?
You’ve had a long string of “0 comments” for,
what, your last 10 posts?
It’s like when your voicemail is empty.

No, I like it when my voicemail is empty.

And why, now?

Because the only people who leave me messages
are bands and managers asking for shows.

Right.

But it’s not like bands are asking me to book them on my own blog.

Still moot.
What about when your friends who leave voicemail?
What do they say?

It’s usually an invitation to an activity.
But I pick those up because I can see who is calling me,
in fact, I can only see it when it’s my friends who are programmed in.
Even if I missed out on an activity because I was busy,
it’s still nice to know about it.

Well, it’s not like people are going to invite you
to do something over a comment on your blog.

Ok, fine.
But it’s still nice to see what people have to say
if I’ve said something that warrants a response.

So “0 Comments” means you’ve said nothing
that warrants a response?

That’s not the point.

So what is the point?

Well, What if people do want to say something?

We’ve already established that they don’t.
Just leave them off,
even if people are reading,
who cares what they think anyways?

You’re such a pessimist.

I am your phantom.

Can I turn them on just because I want to, then?

No.

Fine.

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