Recently, we have been discussing what type of content should appear publicly on the Lars Toomre personal website. Through the wonders of technology, the various content — including many quotes, books, recipes and blog posts — that appear on this website are also then shared with various people who subscribe via RSS feeds or via Twitter. The Twitter content is then passed on in turn only to my 'friends' on the social networking site Facebook. Other content is posted only on Facebook and hence is available to a more limited audience.
Friends and family often are really wonderful people. Although relationships with each person can be influenced or strained by shared experiences, each relationship is also a mirror (sometimes quite convoluted or distorted) back on the individual. Similarly, the individual is also a mirror back on that friend or family member.
Several of these friends in recent weeks have approached me about the content that my website feeds them. For instance, several have commented that while they really enjoy the various quotes, what they would really like to know is what was I thinking or feeling at the time that led me to highlight that particular quote. Where was I so to speak in the moment? Another who particularly values her privacy has suggested that I have a propensity to over-share and thinks such an idea to share more would be a horrible change.
I would like to ask my 'community' for some further feedback on this topic of how much to share publicly and, if so, where. Please feel free to contact me either via comments on this website or in private. Your thoughts are appreciated before I make any changes to my current approach.
