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author_by_night ([personal profile] author_by_night) wrote in [personal profile] melannen 2019-01-18 03:27 pm (UTC)

A tad OT to the post itself, but in response to this comment: I don't think posts have to be substantial, but I gotta admit I'm better at commenting on posts I can actually add to. I just don't know how I'm supposed to respond to "I went to work, came home, took the dog for a walk, ordered Chinese." I'll sometimes just say "Chinese food is yummy" or something, but I always worry it sounds dismissive (even though that's not how I mean it). IRL I have those conversations too, but you know, there are facial expressions and nods to move the conversation forward.

At the same time, I sometimes find it difficult to comment on substantial posts too, because I'm not always sure I really got the point.

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