It is fascinating to watch the shifting sands of Plurk. Like any group of people, the Pluckiverse is plastic, in that it constantly ebbs and flows. Just as any living thing does, it evolves. People come and go, perhaps not liking something about the site, perhaps being more into announcements than conversation, or perhaps just not prepared for our ethos. Plurk is not for everybody, as failure by some of the lights of social media has shown. For one thing, it takes some work and some time, and a lot of people are not willing to invest either.

Often, the people that stay with Plurk drift from one group of primary Plurk friends to another. Some Plurkers change the frequency of their visits, or how long they stay each time. Others move from the public timeline to their own private timeline, splurking more than they plurk. Some seem to have said whatever they had to say, and spend more time lurking that plurking.

Old alliances drift apart, while new alliances are formed. New people enter the scene, and are added to timelines that are already full, forcing changes. “Real life” changes require changes in people’s behavior, desire, and availability to plurk. Plurkers are not two-dimensional creatures; they are 3D people with 3D lives with issues and circumstances that drive change both on and off line.

None of this is either good or bad. It just exists. I have been involved in all of these scenarios at one time or another, and usually several of them at a time. Do not despair. Change in your personal environment is good; embrace it. Change drives growth. Growth is good.

I’m KDFrawg on Plurk. Feel free to change with me.