So you think you want a revolution

[offbalance]

Ah, youthful exuberance, complete with fists in the air, and heads in the sand. Dedicated to fighting the evol powers that might hold us back and keep us down. You've got to fight the man, man! *sigh*

Anyway, like my friend fragbert and a few others on my friends list, I'm going to take a page out of PCU and I'm not gonna protest. After all, as anyone who knows even the slightest bit about servers (like me), knows that a one-day drop in traffic is not going to send anyone scurrying. Not only that, but today is Good Friday and Purim. Any drop in traffic will be attributed to a MAJOR HOLIDAY WEEKEND. Durrr.

Anyway, I've thought that LJ has had a few moments of fail recently (both major and minor), but as I learned at an early age, tantrums really accomplish nothing. So, no strike for me. I really love livejournal. It's been a wonderful thing in my life - it's led me to some of my very best friends - people I could literally not imagine my life without. It's allowed me a chance to explore parts of my brain and life through writing, and mostly? It's just been a lot of fun. I'm not about to take my ball and go home because a few minor things that don't even affect me might change. After all, if you have gmail and dont' mind the ads there, but are on strike today because of the targeted ads in LJ? You're an idiot. I'm sorry, but you are.

Weekend appears promising. I get out early today and there will be fun things occurring. I just have to get through the next few hours. I will post if I have an opportunity. And now, to finally vanquish the copyright demon.

Comments

[quasisonic.livejournal.com]

Can I just get you all to say it with me, that we're not gonna protest?

WE'RE NOT GONNA PROTEST!
WE'RE NOT GONNA PROTEST!
WE'RE NOT GONNA PROTEST!

XD my god I love that movie.

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

Hee!

"Do you guys need placards?"
"No, that's okay - we brought our own."

[quasisonic.livejournal.com]

FOR THE WIN.

Jeremy Piven = LOLZ

[basepair.livejournal.com]

But one day boycotts strikes always work! It shows people are willing to sacrifice what they want for their ideals...temporarily and not too inconveniently.

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

It's about making a statement! Even when you have no idea what you want to say or what you're talking about!

[basepair.livejournal.com]

And it won't demonstrate how effective LJ advertising is if it works! Nope, it's about FIGHTING THE MAN.

I'll bet they're laughing at us now while we're working in the blog mines.

[alcestis.livejournal.com]

Gutter is a TOOL!

[warmage.livejournal.com]

BUAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[teany.livejournal.com]

You know what really annoys me about this "protest": Correct me if I'm wrong, but the targeted ads don't apply to friends-only posts, right? Well, if LJers really want to circumvent the targeted ads, they should make their journals friends-only. If not, well they have no right to claim that the targeted ads are a "violation of privacy" when they are writing all about their lives on the f-ing internets.

[valjean615.livejournal.com]

See and I'm just not posting today cause I really don't have anything to say (the world doesn't really need to know that I'm tired for the bazillionth time this year). But, there are definitely more evil things that are worth protesting, but definitely not this.

[quodlibetic.livejournal.com]

Word, yo.

I'm too tired for this quasi-protest shit. :)