I was thinking on this the other day. I tend to add back most people who add me, figuring if they find me interesting I may find them so and I'm always happy to make new acquaintances and sometimes new friends over the internet. But then when I find I'm not reading their posts that it's hard to remove them because of that "friend" tag and the implication that removing them implies - especially if they're a younger LJ user. Youth tends to take such things in a much less philosophical way, eh?

But I'm like you. I keep my posts open to all ... if I'm not willing for the world to know then I don't post. Which means some things in my life don't get put out there at all and other things I put out there I might not in a face to face circle of friends, because I know the feedback may be useful and I can step back from it a bit when it's in type, even if from friends who know me in the face to face world. Does that make sense? (I'm still on my first cup of coffee today and am sick. heh)

Anyway ... thanks for your post. I think it's an important point for a lot of people on LJ to understand. *smiles*