Thank you, I quite like this quote also. Sometimes one stands out, as did this one.
You make a good point that has tipped the bonkonometer off the scale. A quick buck. The thing is though, reblogging has no benefit to the person reblogging and doing it excessively only has a negative effect on the people who chose follow them, and the excessive rebloggger themselves. It's a very weird thing to be doing.
The quick buck thing is very prevalent though, and I often find people who have a win or two tend to get a little more desperate for it each time and that can lead down a slippery slope.
The bonkers banter made me miss the fact that I didn't comment on the reblog. Sorry Galen. I re-re-checked my initial comment and see I didn't write about the reblog - at all. In total agreement with you. My feed is usually spammed with reblogs and mostly just random and valueless. With terrible photos. Commenting sometimes takes me down a rabbit hole and off the actual subject. I'm one of those non-rebloggers. Mostly. I prefer to take time to read and comment where something grabs me. Back to the praise being like diamonds I guess. But don't get me started on some people's comments. Do they actually READ the post? Don't comment asking a question or making a statement that is already addressed in the post. Why bother to comment?
I noticed, but it's ok; I was happy just to get your comment.
Me too. We should start a club.
Most don't, I am pretty good at telling if they have by how they comment though. I'll often call them out on it.
To garner favour...But I have their measure.
I am just proofing a 2000+ word post right now (a fiction about a man and war) for tomorrow and you know what? I understand that hardly anyone will read it am ok with it. I don't get annoyed or feel entitled to votes or whatever. I wrote it for me, for the enjoyment, and other reasons. But what I do get annoyed with is people not reading post but commenting as if they have. The old G-dog has a nose for that bullshit and whilst I'm still (mostly polite) I hate it. Like you say, just don't comment at all.
But, thanks for yours though, for re-re-checking your original comment. Classy. Appreciated.
Oh my word. And I obviously don't re-re-check my spelingg
Most comment without reading. It's very obvious. My problem with reading the long ones is I know how much (or little) time I have so I open the tabs. Start reading. And a couple days later realize I haven't finished or commented. Inevitably I have a gazillion tabs crashing my laptop so then I need to catch up on days old posts. So I guess I'll start a tab club too
You better avoid my next post then. Lol.