DISQUS

Ari Herzog · 11 months ago

I love it, Louis. So true.

Heather Kennedy · 11 months ago

My never is Facebook. I'll friend you if I ever change my mind on that one.

Louis Gray · 11 months ago

I look forward to your friending me on Facebook as well. I never
wanted to get on that service myself, but hearing about Mario Romero's
Feedheads made it a must-join. I'm still reluctant about activity
there, but it's too late.

Susan/Unique Business Oppor. · 11 months ago

Isn't it wonderful that we all have the option to change our minds. Thanks for helping me keep with all of the changes

seanbailey · 11 months ago

I like the idea of telling people you're going on vacation or taking a hiatus from a service. It gives you the opportunity to take a step back from it and see if you want to move away completely or give it a try again later.
I also think it's fair to tell people you're leaving one service for another if you've given it the time and tried to make the best of it. If there are other sites, systems, etc. that do what you need better, make the move and let people know why.

@InSeansOpinion

Louis Gray · 11 months ago

Earlier this year I talked about how often you post is really up to
you and there's no pressure.

"Relax, Bloggers: Nobody Is Keeping Score, and There's No Quota."
See: http://louisgray.com/live/2008/08/relax-blogger...

If people are lagging behind, let it be! By the time they get around
to updating, I'll see it in my Google Reader. Vacations and days off
are expected.

randulo · 11 months ago

In France, they have a saying: "Seules les imbéciles ne changent jamais d'avis" which means, only imbeciles never change their minds. When a presidency goes sour, suddenly nobody voted for the incumbent. I'll bet many, many people who are Twitter addicts never saw the point of it in the earlier days. As far as the web 2.0 sharing, I can remember where the majority opinion was privacy. Now we blithely enter Twitter credentials on brand new sites with no guarantee of what happens to them other than a paragraph of text. Times change and so do humans.

ChangeForge | Ken Stewart · 11 months ago

That is a very revealing article, Louis... mostly about human nature. In general, we love to deal in absolutes - especially tech-types. It makes life easier to digest. However, I wonder if in the case of some of your examples (e.g. Calacanis), they aren't purposely seeking to make a big deal to generate more traffic.

This works in the short term, but it seems to me to have long term effects on one's character. Take Calacanis for instance; I gladly accepted his resignation from blogging and beginning of the newsletter, and even subscribed to that. Then about 3 newsletters in, began to really get the feeling it was all a play for eyeballs in some comment storms that got started around certain bloggers posting links and text from them.

That experience left a rather bad taste in my mouth for someone I respected as an technology business leader. Each to their own, and I don't take away his right to do this - but I wont subscribe my eyeballs to that.

In your case, it is a rather interesting observation about the human condition of perspective and empathy. You could not see yourself using such services, but then began to empathize with how they could be used to better a portion of your experience. No harm in that, but I have really learned through the school of hard knocks never to say never ;-)

Thanks for sharing, Louis.

Louis Gray · 11 months ago

Jesse, as you know, is the author here, and he did a great job
detailing the multiple positions on the touchy weekend subject. I
could use the service, but even the newest attempt, "Twitority" is
pretty weak. I want more options, always.

ChangeForge | Ken Stewart · 11 months ago

I'm sorry, did I miss something? I didn't see his name as the posting author.

Louis Gray · 11 months ago

Ken, this is absolutely my mistake, which is an amusing one! I have
frequently had to go back and help commenters know the author that I
did it here when it was not true! Sorry to confuse you.

Jesse Stay · 11 months ago

Louis, I could never take credit for something you wrote. I think you're referring to my post on authority, not this one on "never say never" :-)

Louis Gray · 11 months ago

I realized that after Ken's note. My mistake!

Anthony Farrior · 11 months ago

re: never say never