Separation's typically veeeeery important to me. It's not that my non-furry friends are just gonna start googling me (FA doesn't even show up on search results). It's that random fucking strangers can possibly make mention and then it spreads and agh i don't know
Well, some furry artists do take that into consideration, like Mr Colson. Read the description for this http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5858120/ <- He asks to be referred to as Travis.. I don't know if that helps, but consider this: you "risk" to be found associated with this furry creepy thing, but you are FOR SURE spreading your music x3
I mean to say, I wasn't insulting your intelligence, I just thought there was a cognitive disconnect between sharing the album you made for people to hear and giving your personal facebook to strangers.
oh, you mean separating one aspect of your life from another? I see :3
I dunno. I find secrets are harder to keep than they're worth keeping, but I've never been a closeted sort of guy, myself. It makes things stressful and messy, and the longer you hide things from people, the more of a bombshell you build up :3
BUT I see :3 I guess I found difference in the privacy aspect of the comparison. I wouldn't hide my music from a potential audience, but I'd not let those same customers jump in on my facebook for no reason. I direct them to my fan page instead :3
No, no. But I can't control the internet. :| I can't control where stuff gets posted, who knows about things... ugh. Sometimes I just feel like it'd be easier not worrying about this crap.
about not worrying about this crap, that is ;) if it were me, I'd post my album wherever people would take it :3 and I have x3 but I also don't have a reputation as a "non-furry" to uphold, so... :3
well, do you WANT to share it? :3 It sounds to me like some big part of you would like to, but the other part of you is afraid of the consequences, whatever you think they might be.
What part of yourself would you like to share with your friends/fans here? and what part of what you have here do you NOT want to share with other people outside of this site? Try to find specifics instead of vague, overarching fears. I'm not asking you to post them, just be honest with yourself in a very specific way. I think a lot of times we know exactly what we're afraid of, and we come up with generalizations to cover up the specifics so we don't have to think as critically about ourselves or who we are and so we don't have to face the heart of the matter we face.
I'm not Geoff, after all, so in my mind, you're paranoid, but you know exactly why you're apprehensive, exactly WHO you don't want to find out things about you, and exactly how you relate furry to your life and to all of this.
For me, it's just one part of the complete breakfast that is Buck, a facet of myself rather than a source of embarrassment and shame. What is it for Geoff? Is it the dirty magazine you hide under the mattress, or the D&D character you pull out on Saturday nights with a few trusted friends? Is it the unprofessional slob you hide under your three-piece suit, or the log cabin in the woods you visit to get away from the world? Are you afraid of being judged or being probed for answers? Are you afraid of losing face or losing friends?
Is this a page to post music, or a placeholder on an art/porn site so you can log in? And most importantly, what is the ABSOLUTE worst thing that can possibly happen if you post something here? and then, what is the most LIKELY scenario?
I come from a tradition of putting all of myself into everything I do; I try to build a reputation for being honest with myself and with others. As a consequence, some people will find me unnerving, but at least I won't have to put on a show for them. Some people will write me off immediately, but at least I know who my true friends are. The things I'm embarrassed about are out in the open, but at least I don't have to worry about keeping track of lies. And I think when the time comes that I am pitted against the world, people will be more inclined to believe me than any lies my enemies might fabricate. This is the image I am building, and there is a price for that. What is the image you need to uphold, and what is the price of upholding that image?
I know the feeling. Just share it with the people you feel you can trust around here. Exposing it to everyone one is a shit-quake waiting to happen if you ask me.
I want'd to say something else but i'm thinking with your current track record, you'd miss the point again.
I dunno. I find secrets are harder to keep than they're worth keeping, but I've never been a closeted sort of guy, myself. It makes things stressful and messy, and the longer you hide things from people, the more of a bombshell you build up :3
BUT I see :3 I guess I found difference in the privacy aspect of the comparison. I wouldn't hide my music from a potential audience, but I'd not let those same customers jump in on my facebook for no reason. I direct them to my fan page instead :3
What part of yourself would you like to share with your friends/fans here? and what part of what you have here do you NOT want to share with other people outside of this site? Try to find specifics instead of vague, overarching fears. I'm not asking you to post them, just be honest with yourself in a very specific way. I think a lot of times we know exactly what we're afraid of, and we come up with generalizations to cover up the specifics so we don't have to think as critically about ourselves or who we are and so we don't have to face the heart of the matter we face.
I'm not Geoff, after all, so in my mind, you're paranoid, but you know exactly why you're apprehensive, exactly WHO you don't want to find out things about you, and exactly how you relate furry to your life and to all of this.
For me, it's just one part of the complete breakfast that is Buck, a facet of myself rather than a source of embarrassment and shame. What is it for Geoff? Is it the dirty magazine you hide under the mattress, or the D&D character you pull out on Saturday nights with a few trusted friends? Is it the unprofessional slob you hide under your three-piece suit, or the log cabin in the woods you visit to get away from the world? Are you afraid of being judged or being probed for answers? Are you afraid of losing face or losing friends?
Is this a page to post music, or a placeholder on an art/porn site so you can log in? And most importantly, what is the ABSOLUTE worst thing that can possibly happen if you post something here? and then, what is the most LIKELY scenario?
I come from a tradition of putting all of myself into everything I do; I try to build a reputation for being honest with myself and with others. As a consequence, some people will find me unnerving, but at least I won't have to put on a show for them. Some people will write me off immediately, but at least I know who my true friends are. The things I'm embarrassed about are out in the open, but at least I don't have to worry about keeping track of lies. And I think when the time comes that I am pitted against the world, people will be more inclined to believe me than any lies my enemies might fabricate. This is the image I am building, and there is a price for that. What is the image you need to uphold, and what is the price of upholding that image?
SO YEAH. FUCK BABIES.