I've been thinking a lot about our modern culture's embracing "friendship" as an acceptable means toward furthering self-serving goals. Specifically, I've been stocking my Etsy shop and feeling very uneasy about networking as the prescribed means of exposure. Basically you are supposed to blog, chat, favorite, build treasuries, facebook, and twitter yourself into revenue. Maybe it's just me but I find that kind of abhorrent. Granted I don't like to chat on a good day but to nurture relationships for the sole purpose of selling stuff to people seems absolutely loathsome. If you're my friend or relative, or if I follow you and on the rare occasion talk to you, I want you to know that I'm doing it purely out of genuine interest, affection, or curiosity; not because I want your business. I mean really, actual prostitution would be more honest and less parasitic than online marketing via social networking. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing others for making it work for them, I'm just saying that it's not right for me. Mostly, I'm just thinking out loud...
