Inherent Problems with a Site
Operating a site dedicated to one's selves creates a couple of interesting issues when said selves desire to hide their true selves from the world. It is, of course, fantastically entertaining knowing that at any moment anyone who truly wanted to know you could overanalyze the site and discover that which you already know about yourselves. On the other hand, it makes what can be said rather limited. Additionally, it means that very few people actually know of the existence of the site and sharing the knowledge of it with others is essentially out of the question. That being said, here are some rules to live by when you create your site.
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Never actually say or hint at anything of importance. If you're making the site for the
adrenaline rush that comes with the thought of someone potentially discovering who you
truly are, toe the line, but don't cross it. I mean really, the internet isn't the place
for that. Whether you choose to let anyone in in your real life? Well. I’d probably give
the same advice...
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Only tell people about the site if they know you well enough that they aren't surprised
you have a website. This serves two purposes. First, on the off chance that you did
say too much of the important stuff it isn't going to take anyone by surprise. They already
know you. Even if you hinted at something they didn't know, they think they know you well
enough that they aren't trying to learn anything new, and they probably won't notice.
Second, the chances of them actually visiting the site plummets. If you have your own
website about you, you're probably an oddball. They'll know this and won’t have any interest
in visiting the site. Now you can rant and rant and no one will notice. Which is great,
because no one cared...
- Go months on end without updating the site. People will stop checking. Less traffic to the site means fewer concerns. We've beaten that idea into the ground already, so you get the idea. However, and importantly, the terror that publishing to the site provides isn't diminished. You'll still get that nice little dose of happy stress.
So. When making your site, keep quiet. People that do know you won't thank you (because they won't know), and people that don't know you won't thank you either (because they also won't know). "Ignorance is bliss" was never about one's selves, but rather, it was about one's peers.