The internet is made of neighbourhoods. Very early, I left my apartment in geocities and got a nice little cottage in LiveJournal. Then the Russian mob took over. I moved some of my belongings to dreamwidth, but got a condo in Twitter. That exploded. Now I’m exploring a townhouse here.

But each move lost neighbours. They found other neighbourhoods or moved off the internet altogether, only visiting sometimes. I like it here. But I miss my condo. I miss my cottage. I even miss my crappy little geocities apartment. Or the dorm I shared in my fave forum.

This is the perfect metaphor.