I admit it. I am much more likely to post a comment on a post that has already accumulated at least one other. It somehow seems less intrusive, critical, and deferent to add a clever little quip beneath several others than to initiate a comment thread myself. I don't want to seem like I am pointedly proclaiming my involvement in the class. Thus a casual little blurb with an exclamation point seems more natural than the multiple paragraphs of commentary that often take their place as comment #1. Some of you may have noticed this trend: a huge response sits on the top and each successive comment is a little shorter, a little cuter, and a little less coherent.
What am I afraid of? Seeming overzealous? Why can't I just break the crust confidently and obliterate the blank stare of "0 comments," giving it infinitely more?
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Maybe so. But I have to commend you, because your name consistently pops up on comments. As I was going through (almost) everyone's blogs this weekend, I did notice that you had commented on at least one post for every blog. That is definitely more than I can say for myself! And even if its just a short remark, at least its something. Thank you for all the feedback!
Comments let me know someone out there read my words and felt connection enough to leave a few words in return. Cute and less coherent are welcome too.
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