Comments on: Blog comments are good for your mental health

By: Mrs Whatsit

Mrs Whatsit — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:30:32 +0000

I’ve been wanting to chime in here, but failing to find just the right words to express my appreciation for the community of castaways inhabiting Neo’s Internet oasis. Suffice it to say, it feels like home.

By: JuliB

JuliB — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:22:41 +0000

I love the posters here, and sometimes wonder what a given poster would say about something I see or hear. Truly a virtual salon, and thank you!

By: Mary Wilbur

Mary Wilbur — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:25 +0000

Neo, I don’t have a chance to visit your blog often, but when I do I’m never disappointed. I appreciate all the effort you put in to keep your blog going, and I think I understand how tough it is to be a politically conservative Jew. The attacks are getting worse, as I am sure you know. Don’t get discouraged. You have dedicated supporters.

By: mizpants

mizpants — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:50:31 +0000

This blog has certainly improved my mental health. I sometimes worry that Neo will get tired of the constant effort of posting and that one day it won’t be here, leaving me homeless in the blogosphere! Though I don’t contribute very often, it’s the only blog on which I ever leave comments.
Anyway, thank you, Neo, and thank you, fellow Neo commenters.

By: rickl

rickl — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:25:44 +0000

So is it that mentally healthy people tend to comment on blogs, or does the act of commenting promote mental health?

Either way, thanks, neo, for providing a place for me to rant and vent.

By: expat

expat — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:16:11 +0000

Neo,
You and the commenters here kept me sane during all the years of media BDS I had to endure on this side of the pond. It is so good to have access to people who are willing to look at facts instead of mouthing clichees. Thanks all.

By: DNW

DNW — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:01:37 +0000

Neoneocon says,
Re. trolls: ” I have ways of blocking them and keeping it to a minimum so far. ”

It seems that you do, and have. Which is one of the first things I noticed.

By: SteveH

SteveH — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:52:02 +0000

Anyone besides me assign imaginary faces, personalities and even voices to fellow commenters? Maybe i’m just weird that way.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:40:07 +0000

Neo, I check your site at least once per day if possible to read, from a fellow political traveler, what’s going on in the world. Without your blog (and the community of commenters you have attracted) my online time would be spent perusing far-less-thoughtful sites. Your political journey is very similar to mine, and I’ve developed a strong affection for your views ever since I first found your site.

You are a jewel, Neo. Thanks for doing what you do, and doing it so well. I’ll be hitting your tip jar as soon as I’m working again.

By: davisbr

davisbr — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:20:13 +0000

Other’s were thinking it too, neo, though kudos to promethea for vocalizing it.

It can just seem so, so …self-congratulatory and all …and you know how it is: modesty rules us, one and all. LOL.

…actually, I made this very observation with my wife this past weekend (during our drive to go eagle-viewing), while trying to get her to perhaps participate (she’s privately opinionated, but distressingly publicly politically quiescent, and I was trying/hoping for a spark).

Same argument/observation on comments (though I included the *ahem* blogger).

I did convince her to at least lurk occasionally, I think.

Come for the politics, stay for the dance.