June 13, 2013
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Going down with the Titanic
I try not to flaunt myself over who I’ve met or things like that. I do have a really cool tie to the Titanic. One of my aunts survived. Not only did she survive, but she lived long enough to actually see the Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Cameron production 3 times before she died. Her name was Eleanore Shuman, and she can be found on Wikipedia. I met her several times over the course of her life, and really grew to love her — as a person, not because she was famous. To be honest, I never once asked her to tell me her story.
Xanga is dieing, so they tell me. Fewer and fewer people are showing up at my recent posts. I guess that’s to be expected. And yet for all that, I don’t mind. I never was a footprint counter. I never bothered caring if I got few or many visitors. I only cared that I spoke the truth, told it as plainly as I was able, and honored my Lord in all that I wrote: personal or theological.
In my last post I threw down a gauntlet — why should any of us leave now? Xanga’s future hasn’t been decided yet…. and yet… here we are, so many folks seem to feel like it’s no longer worth continuing. Hmmm, I wonder if that means I’ll finally make front page at ReveLife…. probably not, the bad blood still runs pretty deep between the Editors over there and myself. In any case… so many are leaving like things are already decided…. and yet no one really knows the future.
If you cut me, I’ll bleed Xanga colors, you can bet on it. I paid for a lifetime membership not because I wanted perks. I paid because I believe in Xanga. Notice, that sentence is not in the past tense. I believe in Xanga. I still do. As a place to express my thoughts, Xanga can’t be topped. And if more people thought that way…. maybe we’d have a chance. That’s my point right now…. if we stopped all feeling like the Titanic has already been hit by the iceberg and is going down…. if we stopped calling out doomsday… maybe, just maybe… Xanga could thrive and survive… and who knows, maybe even grow.
But it starts with us… right now.
Comments (5)
You said what I’ve thought. So many people are comparing this to the Titanic and I think, “We haven’t hit the iceberg yet, there’s still time to change course.”
I’m “onboard” with you and @saintvi . I do think people make their own prophecy come true (in their mind) even if the contrary is the actual outcome. I’ve said as much several times in these past days. I like this place and think it’s worth more than a few dollars to reach the next level.
and I’m onboard with you and @saintvi - and @quest4god@revelife - It’s time I ponied up and paid a little something for all the benefits I’ve gotten from Xanga.
I hope it survives…….I’m like the fish that gets it’s tail nipped every time it goes to the top of the water……..if this place goes down, it will be my third experience with that.
ya know, this place has been my counselor for several years. I do not know what I would have done without this place to come to when I was on the bottom. I can’t imagine my life without the people here.
I think people leave before the end because they don’t want to take the chance to see the end come.
I know blogging isn’t “en vogue” anymore. I don’t think it’s usefulness is gone, though.