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Well that's why I mentioned Discord. That way you don't feel like you're just constantly unloading here. I've been really good friends now with several other TDM members, so that's where my personal stuff goes. That way you've got your trusted friends who are okay with the informal aspect but keep it professional on the threads here. Cause I totally agree, it's nice to have an outlet for that. My advice is just to have dedicated avenues for the conversation, vs all your eggs in one basket. Best of all, you can still talk TDM in both of those circles; it's just filtered differently. 

I'm (rather wildly) assuming that the status updates is a little area where I can "unload" my personal mapping progress about once a day. Beyond that, I try to live a simple ascetic, secluded life, to focus on spiritual pursuits that people wouldn't be able to relate to. I've basically left humanity behind.

I'd say so. Honestly I think a lot of the chat trend moved over from forums to instant messaging. So this is something that highlights the trend difference. I remember back when a dedicated, random chat thread would have 3k+ messages on a web page forum. I think my big advice to keep in mind here is thread/topic spamming. It tends to bury the recent threads bar, so that might piss some people off if they feel your messages or discussion could be greater condensed. But I see nothing wrong with just being very active and engaging here, so as long as it's relevant.