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[Rares]

It takes considerable effort for me to pour my heart out and articulate my feelings so I can feel that people who don't know me very personally could understand and appreciate it. When it seems that people don't care about what I have to say and my effort goes unnoticed, it bums me out a bit. This place has been bumming me out for that reason. I just deleted a nice post from my journal because nobody reacted to it for a week and that was really bothering me.

I can tell you that's something people have felt before here too.

The best thing that can be done in that regard is to I think spread those same feelings to others. I think what helps others feel more encouraged to write something is when they know others are responding to what they wrote. Not an idea of "you did this for me, so I'll do it for you" it's more so the fact that helping contribute to an environment where people realize how other people care. But if everyone feels like no one is reading what they're doing, then no one will respond to anything. So the best thing to do is to post more for others.

But if everyone is asking why no one is responding to them, and they stop writing, that's going to just create a bit of a loop.

Not directed towards you in particular about anything, just a very general PSA.