I was surprised initially, but now I'm suspecting it may have to do with my 'outing' this blog on facebook. What happened was, a friend asked for suggestions of Vancouver blogs for a project, and, honestly, I didn't really think through all the possible consequences of posting this blog on his wall. Consequences which apparently include making the lively and educational debate on the previous post's comments page read like an existentialist monologue (see garfield-garlfield), which, although deeply amusing in its own way, defeats the purpose.
I guess I do regret it a little, because maybe it means that future comments may not be as deep as I like them to be when I make provocative posts. But that's also why I wanted to keep this a public forum. Because as soon as I start privatizing, chances are I'll be excluding those who disagree fundamentally with my views, and I like having my mind changed once in a while.
So, what's done is done. I'm not going to privatize this blog. In fact, it's never been private; nothing has changed, it's always been accessible to everyone who stumbles upon it, so ... let normalcy resume.
