Because anything that allows people to find public content easier is an intrusion of privacy.
Share This and similar is all Wrong, as is linking without permission, etc.
I've never understood it, but they're out there, they're vocal, and they're batshit insane.
And yes, there are some that are a) utterly convinced pandering to new users will kill the service while b) complaining there aren't enough posts anymore and their friends page is emptying.
A lot more are simply adding more people all the time, more fandom comms, etc, and not noticing the falloff in posts per person, nor the attrition of former users.
I still have LJ friends insisting LJ is just as busy as its always been, and my prophecies of doom (going back 3-4 years now) were misplaced; I point to the evidence I was completely right, they say it proves the opposite, etc.
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Share This and similar is all Wrong, as is linking without permission, etc.
I've never understood it, but they're out there, they're vocal, and they're batshit insane.
And yes, there are some that are a) utterly convinced pandering to new users will kill the service while b) complaining there aren't enough posts anymore and their friends page is emptying.
A lot more are simply adding more people all the time, more fandom comms, etc, and not noticing the falloff in posts per person, nor the attrition of former users.
I still have LJ friends insisting LJ is just as busy as its always been, and my prophecies of doom (going back 3-4 years now) were misplaced; I point to the evidence I was completely right, they say it proves the opposite, etc.
None so blind as them that will not see :-(