a thought about internet interaction

I think the problem with posting is that the things that are on my mind don't really feel post-able. Or at least, I can't figure out how to post about them in a way that anyone will interact with. I'm sort of haunted by so many saying that when I post they don't know what to say to me; it makes me feel rather badly, like I'm inadvertently intimidating. I want to be welcoming!

I've been told to post what I want, but the thing is, what I want is to start conversations. I rarely have a thing I want to declare from the rooftops; I have the beginnings of a thought that I want to talk to people about to get more fully formed. Or sometimes, I have a reaction to a thing and want to see if I'm the only one, or not. I'm beginning to think that LJ is actually really bad for either of those things.

But now that things are better in LJ-land, let me post a thought and see how that goes.

( My thought is a general one about internet interaction, and if you've seen me in person recently you've probably heard it. )