Folks that are questionable, such as the person you have described, are worth being a bit cautious with. If you pull back a bit from such folks, you can see if they have good intent or not.

I would certainly say there aren’t many disadvantages to having larger followings that are of their own accord, like on Twitter, or to a site feed. That is only not advantageous for those who might not be ready for a larger audience, or who have something they wish to keep hidden that has a likelihood of getting out. Other than that, I can’t see much problem with having more followers.

Thanks there. That trap is an easy one to fall into. I think everyone falls into it, and then realizes that a few issues pile up, and then they pull back a bit, remembering what happened for the next time.

More is only better when useful. More crayons in a crayon set is only useful if they are extra colors we can work with. Having 1000 crayons would be confusing and cause time-loss finding the right one.

The loud one can learn a lot in a short period of time. I think everyone should be the loud one at some point, and the earlier this occurs, the better.

I hear you about being alone rather than with energy-removers. It is easily worth it to work this way. We have energy, and as long as we protect it, we get to maintain it through the day, while some others lose it early on.

Although we don’t enjoy learning from the “wrong” connections, it sure does end up happening, so it is smart to look at the learned concepts.

Thanks there. There sure is a yin and yang to items all over the place.

That is a good point you bring up as to the possibility that being too cautious can limit opportunities with others. I’d say it has to be a guided caution, giving people the opportunity to present themselves, and as soon as that gut feel arises that they don’t mesh well with us, or don’t have good intent for us, we move on to the next person. I don’t think there is any worry of missing out when following that response plan.

That’s cool about the connections you look to make. Those with a desire get their desire and more.