You're gonna be bothered by how cool I am.

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So, again the latest LJ kerfluffle is not *quite* as bad as we originally thought. Just don't click the Facebook and Twitter boxes if you don't want your post linked there. And don't EVER do it when leaving a comment. Actually, I'm not sure how many people would even *want* to post just their comment to Facebook or Twitter, out of context and everything. Is there really a demand for that feature?

I have to say, this decision is (once again) a pretty staggeringly bad read of the LJ usership. I don't know a soul on LJ who doesn't keep their journal and their Facebook/Twitter page (if they even have one) completely separate entities for completely different audiences. This ain't some Reese's candy confection! This is one peanut butter I DO NOT WANT getting its cooties on my chocolate!

It's bad enough the way Facebook keeps tweaking its settings without telling anyone (thank goodness LJ at least tells us when they do something stupid). I swear it must be every other week that I see a post on my Friends feed telling me how to get around some new privacy breach on FB. But I sincerely hope that this is not the beginning of LJ being in bed with Facebook and increasingly assimilating to its business model. The greatest thing about LJ as a service has always been how easy it is to control who sees what you post. Please, PLEASE don't start messing with that, LJ!

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